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But there's nothing for us to do!
I wasn't surprised to see the 'Observer report on the 200 youngsters found 'on the streets' by police,during a one night operation.
These days it is all too common to see youngsters hanging around in large groups.
When asked to move on,the usual comment will be that they have nothing to do.
The news report tells us that not all youngsters want sport or to attend a youth club.Fair enough what do they want then?
Apparently one cause of the large groups is that the Young Peoples Neighbourhood Team advises them to stay in groups for their own safety.
Surely better safety advice would be to keep off the streets late at night.
It beggars belief that authorities spend thousands of pounds a year on facilities to provide safe indoor entertainment for youngsters, only to see them underused.
I don't know if many teenagers access this site but I would be interested in what they would actually like to do to solve the boredom issue?
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