I've just had a firework fired at me.

Don't know these two, but I suggest that anyone who does know where they live pop round and have a "word" with their parents. This has gone from being petty vandalism to dangerous behaviour and needs to be stopped before something serious happens

I've just had a policeman around. He has some info to be going on with. Calmed down a bit now. Just to make it clearer I think the kids I mentioned were just in the group. Even see, they'll know who did what.

The other thing that really narks me is the shop keeper who keeps selling them to the kids.

Anyway I worry for my kids as they grow up with this set of muppets running the show.

Dear All,

As a Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator I would suggest the following:

~ DO NOT take matters into your own hands.
~ ALWAYS contact the Police in instances such as these the number is: 03001234455.
~ PLEASE DO NOT mention names of individuals on public sites such as these.... the repercussions for the Users/Owners of the sites is vast.

Love Dawn x
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Bignall End Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

HI Dawn

Thanks for the advise, I've edited the original post, and taken the names out.

WM See my post re bins on fire. These kids aimed fire works into the play ground. One muppet was holding them while they went off. It would be such a shame if the little darling was to injure himself.

This is a problem that will never go away i am sorry to say kids are kids, as a teenager growing up i did silly things like jumping in hedges, postmans knock, Letting bangers off all sorts of daft things including dangerous ones. Do not get me wrong, what went on in the park was well out of order and dangerous but since the world became politicaly correct and took away the right for parents teachers and the law to dicipline kids , it is not surprising this sort of think goes on.

This is scary. But, unfortunately, I don't know what the answer is. Thanks to Dawn - I now have that number in my mobile, just in case. I walk my daughter to Rainbows on a Thursday at Summerbank school, and these last few weeks I've felt uneasy walking through the footpath at the top of Hurricane Grove on to Summerbank due to the groups of teenagers hanging around in the alleyway. So much so, that I've been getting my hubby to pick her up in the car, as it's dark then and that always makes it seem worse! A 2 minute walk, has now become a 10 min trip in the car!

Lets look at the big picture here the open space area was designed for the younger generation on the estate.What is there for teenagers to do around here that does not cost a fortune. When we were kids at least we had youth clubs and places to go. Lets face it there a a lot of young kids on this estate that will soon be teenagers hanging around the park making a nuisance of themselves, it was only this weekend when i was in the garden and there were several kids playing on bikes riding up and down the road shouting obscenities at one another. The Language used was rather colourful when i was a kid and was caught using language like that I knew what soap tastes like and these were not teenagers.

Sorry but you are wrong NO I AM NOT READY TO LET THE ESTATE DETERIORATE the point I was trying to make is we were all teenagers once and we all did silly things. It was only last night that someone took a fancy to my solar lights from the front garden.

It would be good to know what the parents of this site's kids thought about what goes on down their ay area.

Lawrence, your the poll master, if you or any one can think of a decent set of questions about facilities, saftey, threats. Post's can be confidential. I could set a survey up on the site and we'd all get a bigger picture.

The Straw Poll Hat (ho ho ho) has been put on. I shall send you some thoughts presently.

Hi, Just received an e-mail asking for my views so here goes! My children both boys visit the park on numerous occasions to play football or colour tag (a game involving the coloured ground). Most of the time they end up coming back from the park to play outside the house as they are always intimidated by the gangs that turn up in their masses. There is one lad that has threatened my eldest son and told him if he sees him at the park he will in his words bash his head in, so everytime this youth turns up my son runs from the park in fear. There was an incident a couple of weeks ago where my youngest son was threatened by two lads who said they had knives at which point my husband went down to tackle these lads as we didn't feel comfortable not only for the safety of our children but the rest of the kids that were playing there. Why is it always the kids from our estates who end up running home in fear when other children arrive at the park? I appreciate the park isn't just for our kids but if these youths are not dealt with we will have to go back to our kids playing in the street which I am sure not everybody would be happy with? They also go down on their bikes to ride around but even that isn't a safe thing to do as my youngest got his bike stolen from inside the sports complex (believe it or not it turned out to be someone living on our estate)!!!! We did get the bike back after the police got involved but it seems you can't even trust some of the people living around you! I just feel they do need somewhere to let off steam but feel running home all of the time or being chased off the park with planks of wood/sticks etc isn't the way forward. Not sure what the answers are but if the younger generation start to use the language these lads/girls use there is no hope for anyone!!

Firework Safety and the Law

http://www.berr.gov.uk/fireworks/

Love Dawn x
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Bignall End Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

"As for fireworks, you are right. It does become a real concern at this time of year, especially as the kids causing the problems simply don't realise the danger that fireworks present, and the injuries they can cause. We have spent the last week talking to schools with the Fire Service, highlighting the dangers, and showing the damage that can be caused. Despite this, there is always going to be the odd idiot who messes around, risking their life and others - I know that might sound dramatic, but with fireworks you just don't know.
The law states that you must be 18 to buy and posses fireworks, and they must be let off in the privacy of your own garden, not on or near a road, and certainly not used in any way by children (with the exception of sparklers, but even they burn at over 2000 degrees!) On occasions, we have had youths throwing fireworks, onto and over public roads, and the dangers this causes obviously increase greatly.
We are increasing patrols regarding anti social behaviour at the moment, and because fireworks are in shops at the moment, we are paying particular attention to this problem. I would encourage you, and anyone else on the estate, to call us if you see any anti social behaviour of this nature happening, so that we can respond as quickly as possible, prevent any harm being caused, and deal with any offenders as necessary.
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PC 4733 Glyn Talbot