08-01-2017, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazzi
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No, they are just spoken to by plot holders, but I don't think any more action wwas taken. I know one group of foreign women had strayed onto a friend's plot, she did report to the Allotment's Officer, who replied 'right, they're getting their final warning'. They'd previously dumped bags of rubbish on the main path.However, as our AO has been on sick leave for several months we have no idea if she has given the warning to them, so even if thefts or straying onto other plots are reported, we are not confident anything happens.
I don't know why the police bother. The courts certainly don't.
08-01-2017, 12:50 PM
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HiIn times of old, life was very different.
We used to go scrumping, nicking apples, nothing was safe.
We would not however damage anything.
The local Copper knew exactly where we were and we used to get a slap across our calves, no point in going home until the red wore off, as you would get another from your Mum.
Those days have now unfortunately gone.
08-01-2017, 01:15 PM
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Re: Allotments trashed
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiIn times of old, life was very different.
We used to go scrumping, nicking apples, nothing was safe.
We would not however damage anything.
The local Copper knew exactly where we were and we used to get a slap across our calves, no point in going home until the red wore off, as you would get another from your Mum.
Those days have now unfortunately gone.
The country has been ruined in the meantime, and those most responsible are the PC do-gooders.
23-01-2017, 12:46 PM
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There was an incident, up at a local Golf Course, where a group of hooligans went in and wrecked the grass on one of the greens.The club was not happy about this as greens can cost many hundreds of pounds to get right.
The club guessed that the yobs might come back so they installed a camera in a tree next to path which passers by would use most.
Within a week, the baddies came back and wrecked the green again - this time in full view of the camera.
After identification, the club, apparently considered a private action against the perps but went with a public case instead.
The perps were found guilty and they were given a community order to work with the club to fix the damage.
I understand that one of them was so good that he was given a full time job, by the club, at the end of the comm service.
Some lessons there?
23-01-2017, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Tedc
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There was an incident, up at a local Golf Course, where a group of hooligans went in and wrecked the grass on one of the greens.The club was not happy about this as greens can cost many hundreds of pounds to get right.
The club guessed that the yobs might come back so they installed a camera in a tree next to path which passers by would use most.
Within a week, the baddies came back and wrecked the green again - this time in full view of the camera.
After identification, the club, apparently considered a private action against the perps but went with a public case instead.
The perps were found guilty and they were given a community order to work with the club to fix the damage.
I understand that one of them was so good that he was given a full time job, by the club, at the end of the comm service.
Some lessons there?
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