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Intimidating hard sell tactics, I was hounded for weeks and couldn’t remember agreeing to anything. When I was played our telephone conversation which they recorded it was obvious that I thought I was sponsoring books, but instead it was a flimsy pamphlet. The head teacher of the school the 'Foundation' said that they’d send it to, had previous experience and said that it wasn’t worth having.

What a great experience for everyone involved. The kids and staff alike all had a lovely time and both Robin and Stu were friendly, encouraging and great fun also. I would recommend this to any place involving young people it gets them thinking positively and helps them believe in themselves. Want to run more workshops so talking to them about more for the future. Many thanks

Heard you on leyland radio this morning. To say I was moved emotinally was an understatement. My son and I were very effected by your brothers passing and at the time, my son was falling into the whole knife carrying gang culture. The news of what happened to your brother changed my sons whole outlook, and he has chosen a different path now. He is in his third year at college and achieving highest distinctions for his work. He no longer hangs about on the streets and he has a beautiful gf. He won't travel on buses or go near town as he is terrified of bumping into people from his past who may have issues with him, because unfortunately they are still living with the knife carrying mentality. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for going out there and showing our kids the true consequences of carrying a knife, and sharing your painful story of what happened to your beautiful brother. He would be so proud of you, as are all of us x

Avoid this company at all costs. They phone you up pretending they've spokent to you before and agreed to sponsor some non-existent school booklet on bullying or something, then send you ever increasing invoices and start harassing you to pay up. They prey on people by making them doubt themselves and rely on using such important and sensitive topics to lure you in. When questioned by the authorities they simply claim the booklet hasn't been produced yet as they haven't filled all the ad spaces yet. It's a modern take on a classic scam of the 1990's 'police magazine'. Avoid like the plague.

My son has recently been the victim of bullying being preyed on for his vulnerabilities which has in turn broken his self esteem and confidence down. He started 1:1 sessions with Stuart a couple of weeks ago and I can already see the massive improvement in him. He suffers from severe ADHD & learning difficulties and with society the way it is today I was worried that he’d be led down the wrong path due to him being so naive. Stuart has provided him with information on his anti bullying & knife crime campaign and its importance and is also providing him with boxing sessions to help with discipline. A must for children in this day and age, highly recommended

A truly heart tugging experience from listening to these outstanding men, a real inspiration for all ages and backgrounds.
Was blown away by the experience and am so grateful that they kindly visited us at sileby boxing academy.

Fantastic. These men have true legitimacy, speak from their actual true life experiences, and they are delivering an absolutely essential message, in 'lives not knives. Very kindly visiting us at Sileby Boxing Academy today, and giving us a real insight into the terrible harm and long lasting, life changing, after effects, that 2 or 3 seconds of using a knife on someone, can cause and leave behind it. Thank you lads, fab. Mark W.

Could not of asked for a better seminar. Robin Reid, Stuart and Byron produced a inspirational speech. Our gym was packed with young and old members and each and every one listened and enjoyed the whole experience. This seminar will be spoke about for a long time to come. And just maybe past on to others and make a difference in the knife crime we unfortunately live in today. Thanks guys you all done your selfs proud

Absolutely brilliant, Stuart , Byron and Robin gave seminar on knife crime at Sileby boxing academy here in Leicester tonight. They certainly got the message across to a packed gym , covering knife crime , bullying and boxing , they touched our hearts and massive credit to you guys , a fantastic time had and this certainly sank in with us all , expertly executed , a true credit lads , thank you for your time x

As a parent we just want the best for our children and to guide And protect the best we can. Unfortunately tough, things don’t always work out the way we plan.
But thanks to Byron I feel we’ve turned a corner, in fact we’ve done a full 360!
Byron’s own personal experience has helped my son see and understand the implications that could come of bad choices.
He really got down to a level and expressed and educated my son in a way I couldn’t.
I’m eternally grateful for the support that has been given, it’s changed our lives.

Byron & Stuart came to do a talk to my upper key stage 2 children today (9-11yrs!) Their presentation and relatability to some of my pupils really hit home. Everything they delivered was honest and the emotion behind the true story of the families affected by knife crime was felt by all. If we don’t educate our youngsters about the consequences of this every rising issue then we can’t safeguard them. Knowledge is power and powerful is how I would describe the sessions today. Thank you.

Stuart and Byron provided an amazing talk for our young people in care. As some of our young people are offenders they really benefited from the reality Byron brought from his personal experiences. Our young people have voicd themselves they didnt realise the knock on effect of knife crime. Thank you so much and keep doing what you're doing.

Who would say NO on the phone to a sales person asking you to help a local primary school? Having spoken to our school head teacher however she has no knowledge of the guidebooks in question. They haven't been requested by the school nor has the school gone on any waiting list to receive them. The original telephone conversation was with my wife but I have just been played a recording of the telephone conversation. During this call she was promised that the head teacher would personally thank her for the donation. How can you make this promise if the head is unaware of the agreement. She was also told that the school was on the waiting list to receive the books and once received they would remain at the school for 7-10 years. The caller went on to add pressure by offering a £10 discount if the invoice was settled over the phone immediately.

My involvement is due to repeated calls this week from their accounts team demanding payment which always sets alarm bells ringing. Having raised my concerns I have just been told that they are happy to cancel the invoice and send me confirmation of such. I explained that I would prefer to receive a copy to the original telephone recording so that I can listen to it with the head teacher to determine if any further action is required. I doubt I'll receive it!

I can't deny that there may be some benefit in the guidebooks. However, I really object to the inference that the school is involved. In my view it should be up to the head teacher to decide how best to allocate limited resources within the school.

Amazing talk given at my boys school, it really made him think about how his actions can affect others, he said the gents was down to earth, live in a similar area to him and brought up in a similar way. He likes the idea he can contact either of you if he needed to thank you both for having an impact keep going!!.. communities need people like you working with the young

Very kindly received the Child Safety Awareness Guide on behalf of Paul Birnie Electrical. The guide is an excellent tool for teaching children and making them more aware of safety issues.

Great organisation and just what the city needs

Fantastic thing to set up to bring awareness of knife crime, keep up the great work!

Doing a great job, keep up the good work

Such an amazing and much needed project in today’s times. I don’t think there are many families that have not been affected in some way or another by the issues that the SGF cover. Keep up the brilliant work guys!