{"id":1015,"date":"2020-07-23T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-470726-1498555.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2022-10-24T09:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:59:47","slug":"knifefree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yesslough.org.uk\/knifefree\/","title":{"rendered":"knifefree"},"content":{"rendered":"
99% of young people in the UK live knife free. And, while those that carry often claim to do it to feel safer, carrying a knife can get you into dangerous situations.\u00a0People who carry a weapon are more likely to be hospitalised with an injury caused by violence.\u00a0 No parent, grandparent, brother or sister wants to see the person they love, harmed or killed.<\/p>\n
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1 Friends should never pressure you into doing something you don\u2019t want to. Are the people around you having a positive impact on your life?<\/p>\n
2 Some friends may pressure you to carry. Try to think of a way to say no before they ask \u2013 it could save your life.<\/p>\n
3 Try and stay away from situations that you know are likely to result in conflict or violence.<\/p>\n
4 Find positive activities on the YES Slough website to channel your energy, avoid trouble and meet other people like you.<\/p>\n
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The best way to find what you\u2019re good at is to try different activities. Discover opportunities to channel your creativity, nurture a skill, meet new people, or get on with your career.\u00a0The YES programme has thirteen free activities every week, involving sports, music, volunteering and the arts.\u00a0The Active Slough timetable has a range of sports activities, many of them are free.\u00a0Berkshire Opportunities has jobs, apprenticeships and courses in Slough and beyond.<\/p>\n
Click here to see the YES programme<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 99% of young people in the UK live knife free\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 99% of young people in the UK live knife free. And, while those that carry often claim to do it to feel safer, carrying a knife can get you into dangerous situations.\u00a0People who carry a weapon are more likely to be hospitalised with an injury … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
\nClick here for the Active Slough programme<\/a>
\nClick here for the Berkshire Opportunities site.<\/a><\/p>\n