Residents invited to attend candlelit closing ceremony for the Knife Angel

A candlelit service will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 26 October) to mark the closing ceremony for the Knife Angel.

The sculpture, which is made from over 100,000 seized knives and weapons from all police constabularies across the UK, has been on Queens Square since the start of October.

It has toured the country, bringing with it an awareness of the consequences caused in our society by violence and crime – especially knife crime.

Although the Knife Angel – also known as the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression – will remain in the city centre until the end of the month, a candlelit service will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 26 October) at the sculpture.

Taking place at 6pm members of the public are being invited to attend with either a battery tea light candle or a torch.

The Knife Angel will also be illuminated as part of the service.

The sculpture has been well received in Wrexham with lots of individuals and organisations visiting to see it. Some groups affected by knife crime made a special visit to the city centre to see it were moved by its presence.

Students from secondary schools and Coleg Cambria have also visited and had workshops about knife crime and the feedback from them has been very positive.

A spokesperson for Wrexham Council said: “The Knife Angel leaves us on 1 November to begin its journey to Gwent but Wrexham’s story will continue.

“The lasting legacy of the Knife Angel will be the continued engagement of partner organisations, including the police and youth services, with young people in order to keep the conversation about knife crime relevant and appropriate.

“In Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road campus work continues on our own Knife Dragon which is about a third completed but already standing over two metres.

“The Dragon is being made using weapons safely handed in at local police stations as part of regional amnesty campaigns and may eventually contain knives that were handed in during the Knife Angel’s visit.

“It’s expected to be completed next summer and will initially be on display at the campus.”