Young drinkers using Facebook to arrange drinking sessions
1:50pm Thursday 27th September 2012 in News
GIRLS as young as 12 are using Facebook to arrange late night drinking sessions in Bolton parks.
Now police have launched a crackdown after they received reports of dozens of children causing a nuisance in Willows Park and Leverhulme Park.
And they have issued a message to parents to make sure they know where their children are.
They are warning that youngsters could become victims of serious crime if they are wandering around town at night It is thought that some children, who travel from across the borough to gather in the parks, are telling parents they are staying at friends’ houses before going out drinking.
Police have launched Operation Lagerfeld to combat the problem, which involves patrolling hotspots and taking misbehaving youngsters home to their parents.
Sgt Dave Tann, from Bolton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We are showing zero tolerance because these girls should not be drinking in the streets in the early hours of the morning.
“They are vulnerable and could become the victim of a serious crime.
“The message to parents is — do you really know where your children are and what they are doing?
“We don’t want to arrest the kids, but we want to make sure they are safe.”
Most of the complaints relate to youngsters aged 12 to 15, and it is thought that the majority are girls.
They congregate in large groups and bring alcohol with them.
Police said catching them to take the alcohol off them was like “a game of cat and mouse”.
This weekend about 25 youngsters gathered in Willows Park, Deane, on Friday night and about 20 on Saturday night.
Insp Wayne Readfern, who is in charge of Bolton East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said that three weeks ago there were more than 100 young people in Leverhulme Park, but that the number has dropped more recently.
He said: “They are coming from all over Bolton to gather here. Sometimes it’s hard to know how many people will turn up.”
Police are dealing with the problem by working with Bolton Council and sending letters to youngsters’ parents.
If they continue to cause trouble, more letters are sent, and in some cases youths are given “acceptable behaviour contracts” or anti-social behaviour orders.
Contracts are not legally binding, but are witnessed by the police, council and parents and can be used as evidence in court for further action, such as seeking an ASBO.
ASBOs can be used, for example, to ban youngsters from entering a particular place or associating with named people, and it is a criminal offence to breach the order.
Cllr Lynda Byrne, who represents Breightmet , said: “There has been a lot of vandalism of the children’s play equipment at Leverhulme Park recently.
“If this is down to the same group of people, who have been meeting up, then we really do need to clamp down on it and stop it happening.
“After all the cuts we haven’t got the funds to replace the equipment. We want it nice for the children and don’t want it spoilt.
“I went to Leverhulme Park with my grandchildren and I have noticed some older children and thought they looked a bit old to be there.”
Comments(50)
oftbewildered2
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9:02am Thu 27 Sep 12
I, Ludicrous
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10:03am Thu 27 Sep 12
oftbewildered2 wrote:And to buy alcohol.
PS I thought you had to be a certain age to sign up for a Facebook account. Big security gap here methinks
macauley
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10:33am Thu 27 Sep 12
Phil from Smithills
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12:04pm Thu 27 Sep 12
It is these sort of young girls that are prime for sex grooming, their parents should be aware of what their children are up to when they return home, worse for drink
tinaarena7331
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12:24pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
MarkAllRead
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12:33pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Why would you even have five kids?
tinaarena7331
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12:40pm Thu 27 Sep 12
All 5 of my children have the same FATHER!!! and i have worked so whom do you think you are!!!
P.S still not answered the question to whether you had kids??.
chelc mathers
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12:52pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers
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12:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:YOU gooooooo! totally agreee if there were things for us to do we wouldnt go on parks at weekends but theres not!
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills,
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
oftbewildered2
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12:59pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:you are obviously a good example - but many aren't and it is these who need to be brought to book. I did not say it was ALL parents, only those who did not seem to be doing the right thing by their kids. I did not take your query as rude, as I know this is a touchy subject. 2 kids and 4 grandchildren in reply to your query.
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills,
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
macauley
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1:05pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:very well said my friend.
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills, Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own??? Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!! I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
macauley
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1:14pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:never heard as much rubbish,that shows your just a big kid.grow up or shut up.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
Undisclosed(1)
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1:28pm Thu 27 Sep 12
We had the same problem last summer until the police started to police the area.
Towny1981
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1:32pm Thu 27 Sep 12
I, Ludicrous
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2:00pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:Sorry, Chelc, that was just a noise. All I got there was "broken homes". And a broken home is not an excuse for evil.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
MarkAllRead
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2:03pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
MarkAllRead
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2:06pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:You seem to have confused me for someone else love. No doubt you're claiming benefits and the majority of your kids are too. Why have five kids? Surely even chavs realise that they'll have to divide their money, time and attention too much to properly care for and raise those children? So yes, I'm intrigued. Once you'd already had two kids, why have a third? Why have a fourth? Why have a fifth?
Excuse me you arrogant person you don't even know me for starters.
All 5 of my children have the same FATHER!!! and i have worked so whom do you think you are!!!
P.S still not answered the question to whether you had kids??.
ke1979
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2:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
cosmicma
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2:54pm Thu 27 Sep 12
ke1979 wrote:got to agree it's been going on forever
Teenagers have been going to the park to drink cider since apples grew on trees. There is nothing new here. And certainly nothing to get worked up about. The only startling new revelation is that they are arranging to meet each other via Facebook. Which for some reason the BN think newsworthy.
kid number 1 asks parents to stop at kid number 2's
kid number 2 asks parents to stop at kid number 1's and do something completely different
now we have facebook where kids spell out there daily lives it's hardly surprising they arrange this sort of thing
i don't agree with it and i certainly wouldn't let my lot do it it's very easy to pick up a phone to check with other parents that they are doing what the say
all i can say is some parents must be too trusting or just can't be bothered to make sure
tinaarena7331
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4:15pm Thu 27 Sep 12
oftbewildered2 wrote:oftbewildered2
tinaarena7331 wrote:you are obviously a good example - but many aren't and it is these who need to be brought to book. I did not say it was ALL parents, only those who did not seem to be doing the right thing by their kids. I did not take your query as rude, as I know this is a touchy subject. 2 kids and 4 grandchildren in reply to your query.
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills,
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
Sorry about that i did get u confused with some one else mostly the man from Smithalls (born with a silver spoon in his mouth !!) (Thanks!!!!for comment means alot) you can't judge the parent's it's been hard fetching them up with morals and respect but what i meant is every one of mine have a different personality!! i learn t with one of mine it's called (MIRROR IMAGE!) treat people how you wish to be treated!! and believe it or not it does work!! so MR Smithalls stick your silver spoon down your throat !!! obviously you even haven't got kids or you have had everything done for you all your life!! (And as for smithalls u think your stuck up but your not Ladybridge used to be called Jam butty estate!! cause they all thought they where better than everyone else look at that estate now!! same has Smithalls!!! Moral of this is don't judge anyone unless you been there!! Thanks oftbewildered2 for your inspiration hope your kids and grand kids turn out good! just to proof these snotty nose stuck up people to get a grip of today's society!!
tinaarena7331
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4:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
MarkAllRead wrote:|Who do u think you are MarkAllRead!!!
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
it's people like you whom put the kids of this generation down!! you don't chelc mathers !! so who do you think you are to judge her !! (you wonder why kids turn out the way they are!!) try encouraging them instead of putting them down!!
tinaarena7331
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4:28pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:Thanks chelc mathers I'm only speaking the truth.
tinaarena7331 wrote:YOU gooooooo! totally agreee if there were things for us to do we wouldnt go on parks at weekends but theres not!
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills,
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
There's a derelict land just down street from me been there e nearly 3yrs now and all it's down has been used for a tipping area if they made a youth club or something positive out of it for today's generation well may be they'd change!! you can only try ??
atlas123
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4:39pm Thu 27 Sep 12
The problem isnt the going on the park for a few beers and a shag it is the smashing of stuff up, the burning of the play equipment the rubbish that is left behind and the damge to cars and houses that happens when the **** up kids leave the park.
Just have a look at these two kids on facebook
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chelc mathers
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5:46pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:we cant think of anything to do coz there is nothing to do you absoulte tool, and as for spellin i can spell i jus choose to use slang coz i can. and as for jobs i bet if u didnt already have a job u wouldnt b able to get one either so pike down and crawl back under the stone you obv's came from.
MarkAllRead wrote:|Who do u think you are MarkAllRead!!!
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
it's people like you whom put the kids of this generation down!! you don't chelc mathers !! so who do you think you are to judge her !! (you wonder why kids turn out the way they are!!) try encouraging them instead of putting them down!!
chelc mathers
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5:48pm Thu 27 Sep 12
macauley wrote:and what if im a big kid and you tell me one thing that teenagers can do at a weekend then. dont tel me to shutup you no nothing you just think your right coz your older then me wel sort it you inconsiderate idiot.
chelc mathers wrote:never heard as much rubbish,that shows your just a big kid.grow up or shut up.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
chelc mathers
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5:50pm Thu 27 Sep 12
I, Ludicrous wrote:what does that even mean seriously? broken homes?
chelc mathers wrote:Sorry, Chelc, that was just a noise. All I got there was "broken homes". And a broken home is not an excuse for evil.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
chelc mathers
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5:51pm Thu 27 Sep 12
ke1979 wrote:amen.
Teenagers have been going to the park to drink cider since apples grew on trees. There is nothing new here. And certainly nothing to get worked up about. The only startling new revelation is that they are arranging to meet each other via Facebook. Which for some reason the BN think newsworthy.
chelc mathers
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5:52pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:thankyou!
MarkAllRead wrote:|Who do u think you are MarkAllRead!!!
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
it's people like you whom put the kids of this generation down!! you don't chelc mathers !! so who do you think you are to judge her !! (you wonder why kids turn out the way they are!!) try encouraging them instead of putting them down!!
chelc mathers
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5:57pm Thu 27 Sep 12
atlas123 wrote:no there is not loads for us to do, would love to know where you live! and hahaha i know them why you puttin peoples pictures off facebook on this childish? and iv never damaged a car or house so dont see what the problem is and as for the rubbish there rubbish everywhere its bolton fgs. get used to it you arragont person.
Absolute rubish, there is plenty for the kids to do, the fact is they want to drink alcohol, smoke, sniff bubble and smoke weed. The fact is that society will not allow that in youth clubs, pubs, or anywhere for that matter.
The problem isnt the going on the park for a few beers and a shag it is the smashing of stuff up, the burning of the play equipment the rubbish that is left behind and the damge to cars and houses that happens when the **** up kids leave the park.
Just have a look at these two kids on facebook
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atlas123
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6:04pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Tell us, what would you like to be provided for you?
atlas123
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6:07pm Thu 27 Sep 12
You call me childish... Take a look at your friends above!
MarkAllRead
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6:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:You're right, I don't know you, I don't know "chelc". I'm simply judging people on what they post and the ill-educated, badly spelled drivel that they post, yourself included.
MarkAllRead wrote:|Who do u think you are MarkAllRead!!!
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
it's people like you whom put the kids of this generation down!! you don't chelc mathers !! so who do you think you are to judge her !! (you wonder why kids turn out the way they are!!) try encouraging them instead of putting them down!!
MarkAllRead
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6:27pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:Clearly you can't spell and most of your spelling aberrations are not slang related. Pretending that you're doing it on purpose is a classic excuse spouted by those who genuinely haven't a clue. I have a job and I could easily get another should I so choose. That's because I have a career and skills that are useful and in demand. I worked at school and I didn't spend my evenings drinking cider in the park smashing up kids' play areas.
tinaarena7331 wrote:we cant think of anything to do coz there is nothing to do you absoulte tool, and as for spellin i can spell i jus choose to use slang coz i can. and as for jobs i bet if u didnt already have a job u wouldnt b able to get one either so pike down and crawl back under the stone you obv's came from.
MarkAllRead wrote:|Who do u think you are MarkAllRead!!!
chelc mathers wrote:How come teenagers can never think of anything to do? Why is it always adults that have to provide stuff for teenagers to do, as if these kids are drooling retards with no creative or imaginative skills? No wonder half of them can't get jobs or function properly as adults. In your case "chelc", you could perhaps do some reading and improve upon your awful, awful spelling.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
it's people like you whom put the kids of this generation down!! you don't chelc mathers !! so who do you think you are to judge her !! (you wonder why kids turn out the way they are!!) try encouraging them instead of putting them down!!
MarkAllRead
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6:58pm Thu 27 Sep 12
tinaarena7331 wrote:Why is it always "they", who have to do something about it? Why do these kinds of people just have that 'victim' mentality where everything is someone else's fault and if it's not handed to them, they feel hard done to? Why can't the community get off its arse, show a bit of organisation, will and effort and do something about it themselves?
chelc mathers wrote:Thanks chelc mathers I'm only speaking the truth.
tinaarena7331 wrote:YOU gooooooo! totally agreee if there were things for us to do we wouldnt go on parks at weekends but theres not!
oftbewildered2,Phil from Smithills,
Don't mean to be rude but have you got children of your own???
Also i have 5 children of my own ranging from 25 down to 16yrs old, I've fetched them up on my own for the last 16yrs!! Eldest to have jobs! ! girl got 1 kid the other daughter currently unemployed but has had a job!! and the youngest is currently in college!!
I live in the rumworth area (wich i call the Daubill area) and yes my kids do go on Willows!! but people like u think u know it all I DO know where my kids are!!! so u can't go around blaming the parenting all of the time I am certainly not in that CATEGORY!!!!
There's a derelict land just down street from me been there e nearly 3yrs now and all it's down has been used for a tipping area if they made a youth club or something positive out of it for today's generation well may be they'd change!! you can only try ??
d.moss
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7:14pm Thu 27 Sep 12
MarkAllRead
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7:52pm Thu 27 Sep 12
macauley
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8:31pm Thu 27 Sep 12
chelc mathers wrote:i think i can hear your mummy and daddie calling you in its past your bed time pleb.
macauley wrote:and what if im a big kid and you tell me one thing that teenagers can do at a weekend then. dont tel me to shutup you no nothing you just think your right coz your older then me wel sort it you inconsiderate idiot.chelc mathers wrote: well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@never heard as much rubbish,that shows your just a big kid.grow up or shut up.
before and after garden servies
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8:45pm Thu 27 Sep 12
before and after garden servies
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8:45pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Changeit!
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9:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Going out drinking at a weekend is appealing to them as it's makes them feel like adults. I'd personally probably back them that there isn't enough for them to do. Ok they can go to the pics or the lazer quest but there are seven days in a week and doing that isn't cheap for adults let alone children. What are they suppose to do for the next six nights. Ok they should be studying aswell but I wouldn't expect them to have to do that from the moment they wake up to the moment they sleep, every day.
It's hard but I think the older people in their life have to lead by example and quite often they don't. Their "role models" are on music videos drinking, partying and having sex. There are hundreds of people on the news after coming out of the clubs and pubs and causing trouble after they have had a few. All adults! What does that say to them?
Rawenergy
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9:01am Fri 28 Sep 12
Towny1981
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12:54pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Rawenergy wrote:That's a good idea. Also, excercise - why not join a football/athletics/t
Put them all in the cadets and the army for basic discipline and respect !
ennis/sports club? Why not get involved mentoring younger kids at the Lad's and Girl's club? Why not spend an hour each night on homework? Why not invest some time and energy on a sel-devised project (build a go-cart, tidy up part of your community etc...if you ring the Bolton News you'll probably get your photo in the paper! Kudos!). There's lots of things for young people to do.
I'm not saying I never got wrecked on a park when I was a kid, but we certainly didn't smash the place up, abuse residents/police, damage property etc. Some people my age did, and now their kids are behaving exponentially worse than their parents, their kids will do the same until the only sane course of action will be to chemically sterilise them (or....and hear me out here...we could put them all on an island, Jersey for example, and let them fend for themselves. Then we film and broadcast the whole thing 24/7. We could call it 'Chave Island, and every now and again we could deposit a Celebrity Chav onto it, Jordan or the chubby blonde chick who used to be in Atomic Kitten. It'd make the licence fee worth every penny).
Or we could go on the internet and complain.
Towny1981
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12:56pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Changeit!
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2:15pm Fri 28 Sep 12
MarkAllRead
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6:48pm Fri 28 Sep 12
19bex82
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11:13am Tue 2 Oct 12
chelc mathers wrote:Sorry but how old are you? Drinking on parks at any age is disrespectful to the residents of these areas but also ruining facilities for younger children. It's no wonder the council are forced to close so many of these parks or take down play areas as this kind of behaviour generally leads to mindless vandalism and costs too much to keep fixing/replacing. As for having 'nothing to do' chelc... Perhaps pester you're parents for money to go to the cinema and things instead of wasting you're life sat on a park in the pitch black and cold getting wasted. It is so sad that children don't aspire to greater things these days.
well maybe if there were things for us to do, we wouldnt go on leverhulme and drink, and i dont see how its causin a nusence were on a huge park fgs, and 12-15 yea okay dunno what park u goin to there aint one 12 yr old on there wen iv bein on! haha i thought it was more like playin tig not cat n mouse! :@
AlixAmy
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5:02pm Tue 2 Oct 12
AlixAmy
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5:04pm Tue 2 Oct 12
MarkAllRead wrote:Who are you to judge? Do you even know this person? And you're saying the kids aren't being "pillars of society". Take a look in the mirror you rude man.
Five children, single parent family where all of the kids fathers have left. One kid's already had a kid of their own and all 5 have had fleeting moments of employment. Somehow, I don't see these kids being pillars of society. These are exactly the sort of kids the article refers to (albeit now older).
Why would you even have five kids?
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11:10pm Tue 2 Oct 12
AlixAmy wrote:I referred directly to the information she'd given in this thread. A single parent with five kids who appears to be proud that some of her kids have had fleeting brushes with employment. Her spelling suggests a certain level of education and I've seen nothing since that has changed my mind. I'm simply judging the person that she has presented here.
MarkAllRead wrote:Who are you to judge? Do you even know this person? And you're saying the kids aren't being "pillars of society". Take a look in the mirror you rude man.
Five children, single parent family where all of the kids fathers have left. One kid's already had a kid of their own and all 5 have had fleeting moments of employment. Somehow, I don't see these kids being pillars of society. These are exactly the sort of kids the article refers to (albeit now older).
Why would you even have five kids?

oftbewildered2 says...
9:01am Thu 27 Sep 12