Hundreds of youngsters and community leaders marched through Edmonton on Saturday to protest against knife and gun crime.

The march from Pymmes Park – organised by anti-knife crime group the Nelson Williams Foundation and youngsters from the Craig Park and Croylands youth centres – culminated in an information event in Edmonton Green.

Teenagers hope that the rally will demonstrate that many young people in the area are standing against the postcode war that has knife and gun crime blight the area.