A campaign group urging people to ditch the knife to save a life has attracted more than 5,000 backers in just six weeks.
The Facebook page No Knives in Fife has almost 5,300 followers and is planning to create a support group to help people affected by knife crime.
The page was set up by Kennoway mother of three Amanda Scott after the tragic death of Connor Cleave outside his Methilhill home last month.
A 22-year-old Leven man, Jamie Wishart, has since appeared in court charged with his murder.
Amanda’s campaign has the support of Connor’s family and has been praised by former Buckhaven woman June Martin, whose two children were brutally stabbed to death by their father in 2008.
A meeting has been organised to take place in Methilhill on Friday evening to form a committee that will take the cause forward and a public meeting will be held next month.
Amanda said the aim was education and prevention as well as the longer-term dream of a support group.
“I’m really, really chuffed with the response to this,” she said. “I just felt there should be something done but I didn’t expect it to take off like this in such a short space of time.
“I think every Fife family affected by the death of a relative by stabbing has someone signed up to the campaign page.”
She added that June Martin, who lost disabled daughter Michelle, 25, and seven-year-old son Ryan, had revealed she felt “humbled” by the page.
“She made a suggestion we start a support group and that was already in the pipeline, a self-help group where people can help and support each other,” said Amanda. “We have people who are just at the start of the grieving process and the pain is still very raw but we also have people who are 10 or more years down the line.
“They can share their experiences and help each other through it.”
Group members are invited to the meeting in Methilhill Bowling Club, Main Street, at 7pm.
The intention is to create a committee to enable the group to gain charity status and attract funding.