An anti-knife crime campaigner is urging schools to join a peace march through the borough later this month.

Pastor Pat Agdomar, who runs the Young Soldiers group, launched the Schools Against Violence in Enfield (SAVE) in a bid to show unity, a year on from a summer of stabbings.

Mr Agdomar will lead the march on April 28, past places where teenagers have been killed. He will then hold anti-gang crime workshops at Latymer All Saints Primary School, in Hydethorpe Avenue, Edmonton.

Mr Agdomar said: “This is a major attempt to try and stop young people carrying knives and if there’s one life that can be saved, then it’s worth it.

“We hope to send a message to take back control of our schools, our community and bring peace to our streets.

“Our aim is for children to once more feel secure in the knowledge they can grow and develop in their surroundings. We have an obligation to ensure barriers to our children’s success are eliminated.”

Last year, the murder of 15-year-old Kasey Gordon was the first of three in the borough. The killings of teenager Negus McClean and student Steven Grisales prompted a successful Enfield Independent campaign for tougher sentences for 16 and 17-year-olds who threaten others with a knife.

Mr Agdomar is inviting a representative of the schools the students attended to pay tribute to them at the spots where they were killed and hopes hundreds of pupils will join in the march.

He has invited all primary and secondary schools in the borough to take part.

The pastor, who has worked as a minister with the Edmonton-based Glory of the Cross for more than 30 years, organised a concert at the Tramways Christian Fellowship Centre, off Hertford Road, last May,to urge young people to shun a life of crime.

Volunteers are needed to help organise the event, which starts at 12pm, and Mr Agdomar wants headteachers and school governors to contact him. For more information, call Mr Agdomar on 07949 962 722.