EXCLUSIVE: Bristol community groups celebrate Daniel Baird bleed kits funded by Cash for Kids
Charities from across the city gathered earlier to mark the installation of a bleed control kit on The Horsefair by Cabot Circus
Last updated 5th Jun 2024
Community groups from across the West Country have come together to celebrate the installation of Cash for Kids' first bleed control kit in Bristol.
This morning we announced our children's charity is funding 10 such kits to be installed across the region in a bid to prevent deaths from knife crime.
It comes just three days after a kit was used to stem the bleeding of a man who was stabbed multiple times on Bond Street in Bristol city centre.
Representatives from the Bristol Drugs Project, Bristol Outreach Services for the Homeless (BOSH), the Bristol Sport Foundation and Robins Foundation all came together to mark the instillation of Cash for Kids' first kit, on The Horsefair near Cabot Circus.
WATCH: Our video report on this morning's bleed kit unveiling
Leanne Reynolds from #BinTheBlade and the Daniel Baird Foundation, who has worked closely with Cash for Kids to get the bleed kits installed, said: "It's like bittersweet really, because it's here and it's the first one that's been put in to Cabot Circus... so it's quite a big step to have one in the centre of Bristol.
"That kit that was used a few days ago actually saved that individual's life until emergency services come...and I'd like to thank everyone who used it and everyone that actually supported that incident, but it just shows how vital these Daniel Baird kits are in the community, that they are needed."
So far three of the 10 kits have been installed, with the other two in Easton and Hartcliffe.
Conrad Britton attended this morning's unveiling on behalf of Bristol City Football Club's charity, The Robins Foundation.
The Foundation is currently running research looking at how youth violence can be reduced by pairing young people with trusted adults.
He said: "It's vital for everyone to work together, all communities, all walks of life.
"The violence from young people at the minute is through the roof and we need to come together as a group to tackle that."
Julie Dempster from BOSH is based very close to where Tuesday's stabbing took place.
She said: "I think it's really sad that they're (the bleed kits) are needed in this city, but I also think it's vitally important that we have them.
"I think it is so important to keep raising awareness, it really is.
"We just have to accept that knife crime is a huge issue for the city and we can't brush it under the carpet."
The rest of Cash for Kids' kits are due to be installed across the region in the coming weeks.
If you would like to help tackle knife crime you can donate towards future support via this link.