Meet the "Steel Warriors" melting down knives to empower British teens
The bars kids climb on in Langdon Park now are made of knives that police have taken off London's streets. "It's a whole metaphor for creating positive change out of something that's very negative," coach Demi Alvanis told CBS News.Volodymyr Hirnyak, 15, said the park has become more than a free place to exercise. I'm stronger, I feel more confident," he said.
- ▪The bars kids climb on in Langdon Park now are made of knives that police have taken off London's streets.
- ▪"It's a whole metaphor for creating positive change out of something that's very negative," coach Demi Alvanis told CBS News.Volodymyr Hirnyak, 15, said the park has become more than a free place to exercise.
- ▪I'm stronger, I feel more confident," he said.
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World Meet the "Steel Warriors" turning seized knives into free outdoor gyms for London's teens By Tina Kraus July 24, 2026 / 12:49 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google London — A charity has been hard at work turning thousands of knives taken off the streets of London into a new type of weapon to counter a youth violence crisis facing many British cities. In the East London neighborhood of Langdon Park, more than a dozen teenagers met up recently for fitness training on equipment made from the confiscated weapons."The thought of doing something that I don't think 1% of the population can do," Bruce Sanh, 16, told CBS News when asked what inspires him to push his body with calisthenics on the recycled weaponry.The idea is that the community is building something much bigger than…
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