With all the fear about the knife culture sweeping the country, Kate, of Chatteris, wants to get her own message across.

The mum-of-three is working with youngsters on a play "Wrong Face, Wrong Place" which she plans to stage at a special evening at the town's Cromwell Community College with other organisations invited.

She also wants to produce a DVD which will be filmed at Chatteris by the local youngsters.

Kate (56), who has been suffering from ME for over 20 years, needs about £300 to produce the DVD and to stage the special evening.

She is appealing to local businesses and organisations to help fund the project – which follows an anti-bullying DVD she produced in 2004 which was sent to the Prime Minister.

The anti-bullying DVD resulted in Fenland MP Malcolm Moss coming to see Crazycats.

"I call it my community project," said Kate, who wants to follow this up in a few years time with another project, possibly helping youngsters stay streetwise.

Rehearsals are due to start shortly on the play, which will be performed on October 16.

The evening will be from 7pm to 9pm with an introduction from Kate, followed by a presentation from ex-army paramedic Gordon Glenton, on the impact of trauma from weapons.

Lillian Oakey, of Chatteris St John Ambulance has been asked to give a First Aid talk and the junior members of Crazycats will then perform a rap song "Just Walk Away".

Kate hopes this will get the message across to youngsters to walk away if they feel challenged.

The play will then be performed, followed by an interval, and the evening will end with discussion and questions.

Kate said the evening will be free and the 100 DVDs she hopes to have made will also be free.

Among the representatives due to attend the evening are police, a paramedic, local councillors, school headteachers, youth leaders, parents and teachers, magistrates and Rotary members.

Kate said the play is a short hard-hitting drama about a youth who stabs his best friend by mistake.

She said it's not a violent play and hopes it will appeal to schools and youth groups as a teaching aid.

"I'm trying to show that it is safe to go out and that you don't have to arm yourself, if you do, you are more likely to be injured. It is not blood and gore but has a subtle message underneath it all.

"I think everyone should see it. We are being channelled down a narrow tunnel of fear and ignorance and this is being channelled down the generations," said Kate.

The play has been written by Kate but the youngsters will add their own touches as they take on the roles.

"It is a play performed by children for children," said Kate.

Any business or organisation able to help Kate with the £300 should contact the Citizen newsdesk on 01945-586138.