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Originally Posted by Neil

You are of course correct. It is not very accessible for the local kids in my area that we are trying to keep of the streets so they can be somewhere safe though is it?

I thought we were talking about kids of secondary school age here, since there is already a "small childrens play area in the park."

I have stated many times that youth shelters need to be in several places in Oswaldtwistle as kids are quite territorial and stick to there own areas and group of friends.

Youth shelters ? is that a new term

Unfortunately The Friends of Rhyddings Park only work in Rhyddings Park.

The name of the group suggests that, keep up the good work

I really do wish even more people would form community groups within their close areas of Hyndburn and start to tap into some of the resources that HBC can not. There are many already but I am sure many more areas would benefit. I am involved with the park because it is close to me. You too could be involved with a group close to your area and do similar good works, if you are not already.
Where are you and is there a community group for you area?
If there is are you involved?
If not you could always tart your own.

No there is no community group where I now live, but I have managed to get a police presence, and a pact meeting in a local pub along with promises of further monthly meetings to be attended by community support officers and a local councillor. That was after contacting a local councillor and indicating that the area is the forgotten area of Hyndburn and there could be serious problems in the future if they were not dealt with now, also that we had never ever seen any police officers or community support officers in the area. May be these meetings could lead to some form of community group, we will have to wait and see.