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The singer turned up to Ranelagh School  to hand over the prize to children from the digital animation club, who created a powerful 30-second silent film that warns youngsters about the dangers of carrying knives.

He tells BBC Berkshire: "Clearly the children are the future and the backbone of the society in this country.

"We know that knife crime is out of control and we need to have more young people being conscious about that.

Lee from the Digital Animation club

"Society as a whole has to take on a responsible role for this and young people play a major part in this."

The club won the Bracknell Forest Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership's community TV film competition, and part of the prize includes having their film showcased on big screens across the Bracknell Forest borough.

Twelve-year-old Lee, who helped with creating "bits of blood slowly falling off a knife and then forming a sad face", says: "It feels great, it's triumphant, you know that your work is valued and that people are enjoying it."

The film can be see on  10 community TV screens across the borough, including Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bracknell and Wokingham College and Edgbarrow Sports Centre.

The prize includes a digital camcorder for the school, which was presented by Robin Gibb on Thursday 23 April.

Robin Gibb hands over the prize

The school's artist-in-residence Konrad Wellz commended the pupils for their professionalism.

He adds: "We got lots of brochures from the police about knife crime and lots of them were really shocking, so we were trying to find something not too preachy for young people and not too brutal, so we found this was good fun but serious at the same time, if that's possible.

"Obviously it means a great deal to us, the animation club has been going for two years so they're over the moon. I think they're all gobsmacked to be honest."

Robin Gibb, who happily posed with the triumphant children throughout the afternoon, says: "The future is not to carry a weapon but to praise and encourage and support those people that you think are special and to go forward with a good heart."