Synergy Network

A growing coalition of churches, para-church groups, Christian agencies and organisations working to end serious youth violence in Britain and Ireland.

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

TOMORROW!

Standing Together Saturday - 19 July 2025

St Mark’s Church, Kennington, 10.30am – 5.30pm

Come along and mark the start of Synergy Network's “Standing Together Against Youth Violence” weekend.

Plus resources for Standing Together Sunday:

https://t.co/hR90yYELZ8

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Standing Together Saturday - 19 July 2025

St Mark’s Church, Kennington, 10.30am – 5.30pm.

Come along and mark the start of Synergy Network's “Standing Together Against Youth Violence” weekend with a day of prayer and activities.
https://t.co/hR90yYELZ8

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Synergy Network 'One Pledge One Change'

Bola Ojo, Vice-Chair of the Synergy Network, talks about the 'One Pledge One Change' campaign which aims to help reduce or eradicate violence against young people, and the Standing Together Weekend 19-20 July 2025.

https://t.co/RkrclxblXg

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Ahead of Synergy Network’s Standing Together Weekend, which takes place on 19-20 July 2025, Bishop Lenford Rowe, Chair of the Synergy Network, encourages everyone to join the fight against the evil of knife violence.

https://t.co/FvimQbBT5S

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Standing Together Saturday - 19 July 2025

St Mark’s Church, Kennington, 10.30am – 5.30pm.

Come along and mark the start of Synergy Network's “Standing Together Against Youth Violence” weekend with a day of prayer and activities.

https://t.co/hR90yYELZ8

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

National Gathering for @AscensionTrust

Friday 19 to Sat 20 September 2025

Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club,
Daventry Rd, Daventry NN11 6JT.

Theme: Healing Hands, Healing Heads, Healing Hearts.

Early bird rate ends 28 Feb 2025

Full details:
https://t.co/GKwbBJ2ELd

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

We report on Ronan's Law, the UK Government's latest attempt to crack down on knife sales online, including a commentary from our coordinator:
https://t.co/IE4o29fJ9f

Plus join the One Pledge One Change campaign:
https://t.co/I2fVPZjT7L

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

'One Pledge One Change'

Bejoy Pal, CEO @AscensionTrust, introduces Synergy Network's 'One Pledge One Change' campaign, which aims to reduce or eradicate violence against young people.
https://t.co/I2fVPZjT7L

https://t.co/RotePx4ZTx

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Let’s stand together now to end Violence Against Young People!

@WeAreSynergyNet is standing with those families and communities that have been impacted by Violence Against Young People (VAYP) at the start of this year.

https://t.co/WoJwUUYtup

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

'One Pledge One Change'

Bishop Lenford Rowe, Chair of the Synergy Network, introduces Synergy Network's 'One Pledge One Change' campaign, which aims to reduce or eradicate violence against young people.

https://t.co/I2fVPZkqXj

https://t.co/xBeByMrueg

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Unite for Standing Together Weekend
19/20th July 2025

Churches, Christian organisations, and all others are invited to come together in unity, to bring our collaborative efforts towards reducing and bringing an end to violence against young people.

https://t.co/Tc0IO6nVZs

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

UK Government launches public consultation on plans to ban Ninja swords

Please respond by Wed 11 December 2024.

All responses will influence the next stage towards banning Ninja swords.

https://t.co/NVVZZq4dTy

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Inter Faith Week

London’s Violence Reduction Unit’s Multi Faith Network has issued a statement for Inter Faith Week honouring the role of faith communities in supporting young Londoners:

#interfaithweek

https://t.co/EKHTd76aZG

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Joe Lowther, CEO of @KICK_GB, describes how the organisation's mission is to transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support - and how it is currently recruiting more staff.

https://t.co/pC1reT03kv

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Nationwide call to surrender zombie-style knives and machetes

Synergy Network welcomes the amnesty scheme running until 23 September 24.

Please assist in this initiative if you can - together we can all work to stop the increase of serious knife crime.

https://t.co/dlZ66UiiCv

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

How effective is 'stop and search'?

In 2014, a young undergraduate addressed Conservative Party conference: he had been stopped over 20 times despite policy not being effective.

10 years on @YouthEndowFund study finds policy only cuts violence by 5%.

https://t.co/mXyjWzwmfo

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

REPORT

Only 6% of strip searches on children are for suspected weapons

Strip searches should “only be carried out on children where there is a clear and immediate risk of harm to themselves or to others”

- Children’s Commissioner for England

https://t.co/8m2DQBvNwZ

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Celebrate life: from cultural events to peace education workshops

How @CelebLM evolved from putting on cultural events to creating the film ‘Power to Change’ and workshops, to help solve some of the problems young people are facing in London today.

https://t.co/vQqVS4ZhyX

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

Mayor of London announces £2 million funding to combat youth crime

£2 million package of activities and targeted interventions via @LDN_VRU this summer aims to divert young people away from violence by providing access to positive opportunities.

https://t.co/12zGkLcEyz

[Synergy Network @WeAreSynergyNet]

STATEMENTS

@WeAreSynergyNet and the Multi Faith Network set up by @LDN_VRU have made statements relating to the recent violence witnessed across many towns and cities:

https://t.co/7gq1uSA25u