Steve with Jason Morgan, Co-Chairman of the 'Street Violence Ruins Lives Campaign' and fellow committee member of the Rob Knox Dinner
Money raised in memory of Rob
Posted: 21 October 2009
A dinner in memory of Charlton fan, Rob Knox, who was murdered in Sidcup in May 2008 was held at The Valley on October 15th. Rob, who was a talented young actor, had just finished filming his part in the Harry Potter film ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ when the tragedy occurred.
Organised by a committee established under the auspices of Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s award winning ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign; the dinner which was hosted by Committee Chairman, Steve Sutherland, was attended by over 400 people including Rob’s parents, Colin and Sally. Also in attendance were Richard Taylor, the father of Damilola Taylor, Barry and Margaret Mizzen, the parents of Jimmy and Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
Sponsored by The Daily Mirror in association with the paper’s ‘Stop Knives, Save Lives’ campaign, the dinner was a great success and the evening raised over £25,000 for the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign. All the money raised will be used to establish a schools education programme to teach young children about the perils of carrying knives and also of gang membership and to fund a bursary to help talented young actors to achieve their goals.
The audience, who also included senior police officers from Greenwich, Bexley and Kent along with Charlton manager, Phil Parkinson, Assistant Manager Tim Breaker, First Team Coach, Mark Kinsella and Chief Scout Phil Chapple plus Charlton legends such as Derek Ufton, Bob Bolder, Theo Foley, John Humphrey, John Bumstead, Colin Powell and TV presenter and Charlton fan, Dave Berry saw the specially produced Sky Sports film that launched the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign and listened to speeches from Colin, Sally and Jamie, Rob’s brother.
In Colin’s speech he talked about the need for more stringent deterrents to be brought in to stop young people carrying knives and he called for a mandatory 6 month prison sentence for anyone found carrying a knife. At the end of their speeches, the Knox family received a standing ovation from the audience in appreciation of their inspiring dedication to doing all that they can to help to educate young people on the dangers of carrying a knife.
The evening was rounded off by a brilliant performance from Kevin Connelly, one of this Country’s top impressionists.
For more information on the Rob Knox Dinner and the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign visit http://www.cact.org.uk/robknox. Photos of the evening can also be viewed here.
The Rob Knox Dinner Committee:
Gary Allen,
Colin Knox
Sally Knox
Neville Maw
Jason Morgan
Steve Sutherland
Peter Varney
Organised by a committee established under the auspices of Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s award winning ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign; the dinner which was hosted by Committee Chairman, Steve Sutherland, was attended by over 400 people including Rob’s parents, Colin and Sally. Also in attendance were Richard Taylor, the father of Damilola Taylor, Barry and Margaret Mizzen, the parents of Jimmy and Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
Sponsored by The Daily Mirror in association with the paper’s ‘Stop Knives, Save Lives’ campaign, the dinner was a great success and the evening raised over £25,000 for the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign. All the money raised will be used to establish a schools education programme to teach young children about the perils of carrying knives and also of gang membership and to fund a bursary to help talented young actors to achieve their goals.
The audience, who also included senior police officers from Greenwich, Bexley and Kent along with Charlton manager, Phil Parkinson, Assistant Manager Tim Breaker, First Team Coach, Mark Kinsella and Chief Scout Phil Chapple plus Charlton legends such as Derek Ufton, Bob Bolder, Theo Foley, John Humphrey, John Bumstead, Colin Powell and TV presenter and Charlton fan, Dave Berry saw the specially produced Sky Sports film that launched the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign and listened to speeches from Colin, Sally and Jamie, Rob’s brother.
In Colin’s speech he talked about the need for more stringent deterrents to be brought in to stop young people carrying knives and he called for a mandatory 6 month prison sentence for anyone found carrying a knife. At the end of their speeches, the Knox family received a standing ovation from the audience in appreciation of their inspiring dedication to doing all that they can to help to educate young people on the dangers of carrying a knife.
The evening was rounded off by a brilliant performance from Kevin Connelly, one of this Country’s top impressionists.
For more information on the Rob Knox Dinner and the ‘Street Violence Ruins Lives’ campaign visit http://www.cact.org.uk/robknox. Photos of the evening can also be viewed here.
The Rob Knox Dinner Committee:
Gary Allen,
Colin Knox
Sally Knox
Neville Maw
Jason Morgan
Steve Sutherland
Peter Varney
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