Grieving parents who have lost children to knife crime were among dozens who took part in a peaceful march against violence at the weekend.
Moya Griffiths, whose 20-year-old son Jourdan was stabbed to death in High Wycombe in 2009, and Jimmy Gillespie, whose son Lee, 26, was murdered in the town centre in August 2015, were part of the rally on Saturday, October 12.
Ms Griffiths praised an "incredible day of unity" within the community, which saw councillors including Julia Wassell, Matt Knight and Mohammed Hanif join the protest against violent and youth crime, as well as Wycombe parliamentary candidates Cllr Khalil Ahmed - whose son was stabbed in the Eden Shopping Centre but fortunately survived - and Toni Brodelle.
Participants met at the Wycombe Rye Lido with banners and placards before making their way to the town centre down London Road and Easton Street
Ms Griffiths held up a placard with her son Jourdan's face on it, while Mr Gillespie wore a t-shirt with his son Lee's name and date of death on it.
Other posters read: "Sentences need to fit the crime" and "knives take lives #HighWycombeSaysNo to murder and manslaughter on our streets".
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