Knife Crime - Losing My Eye Helped Me See | Hollyoaks IRL 

I remember back in the 90s, Mr. Blackwood knew 1 of our neighbours, we lived in East London, some different children started to hang out on our street and Mews. They were treating the children from that area pretty badly. Over the weeks, it got worse until the street got together and tried to make a stance against them. Our neighbour spoke to Mr Blackwood and he arrived in the street and spoke to this group of children. As far as I'm aware, he gave them the same advice. I was in my 20s at this point and quite scared of this group, but after that day, we never saw or heard from them again. What a hero, I can't think of anyone better to do this. I hope those boys took his advice and are passing it on to others. Thank you for that day. We all never forgot it 🙏🏻 x

What a man, another hero, what a story. Hope you get to do everything you want 🙏🏻x

Thanks for sharing mate. I understand why your so passionate about your work. Well done and big respect. 👏

Respect to you bro for changing your life around and helping others . 👍🏼🙏🏼

Powerful. More power to you 👍

It’s good to hear and see this awareness being done … well done Mark and well done Richard ❤

Thank you so much for posting this video

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Mum's making me watch this for playing with a knife in the kitchen

Oh my WD " Never carry a knife in the streets because it's dangerous!#Hollyoaks 😠

This is so sad and heartbreaking for anyone who’s been in a knife crime I’m glad I haven’t been through something like this but it’s so horrible to see someone like this. I will pray for anyone who’s been through something like this is okay. Richard Blackwood was super unique in this including his character playing Felix Westwood I seriously wish he’d have more screen time along with the other newcomers. Blessings, love and support from America 🇺🇸. 😊

Good story however this is LONGSIGHT and I ain’t never seen you round here . God bless

That chubby guy actually cares about kids. Love brother

Well done brother. In a way Id say u found God after hearing him. Gives u hope n belief I suppose. U done wrong in the past but we look at u for what u are today. A good person tryna help the next man

Knife crime is so bad now I use to hear about kids theses days what carry knifes about see it on the news never fort I would see it with my own eyes because just a family man with my girlfriend and kids until one day had a knock on my door some kid must been about 14 asked if I could help him he got stabbed on the back he got cut really bad must of been a massive blade I took him around the back garden away from the street phone an ambulance police with guns everything came because they had a call of someone else saying kids who are apart of a gang had big knifes on them wavy them around at people the lad who came to me got took away and was okay thankfully I did tell the boy look mate you are gonna be ok and you are lucky keep away from trouble mate he was crying and everything said look this will hopefully teach you to just say out of trouble I did hear he was ok the gang what did it did get arrested just never fort something like that would come to my door just show it can happen anywhere to anyone so kids theses days need to just do something with there life and live a good one because it can get took away from you with one silly mistake and kids theses days fight with knifes not how it use to be we use theses only 👊🏼 I don't condone it but using weapons don't make it better for anyone. Keep out or trouble kids

It makes sense when you see what Jesus said 😢. But there is hope 🙏🙏🙏. Praise God!!!

I have lived on the estate for 25 years and I have never seen or heard of you in my life so Watts going on here then