Youth on the streets

Come on Al Gore, never mind that environment tommyrot, when is Bedlington getting a youth club, eh?

Eh?

You have got a good point there CK, if there is nowhere for the youth to gather then their only option is the streets.

When I lived in Bedlington we had the YMCA at the station it was an ideal place to meet at night and there was plenty of activities to get involved in. The big difference between then and now is that there was discipline and respect then, that does not seem to be present today in many young people.

I know that this is way off track with regards to this thread but it is an important issue. This is a real issue that the Government should be looking at and brining back discipline in the schools because no matter how much discipline you have at home, school is a different ball game as youngsters have to deal with peer pressure or become an outcast and get picked on.

Perhaps more investment in a good and disciplined standard of education coupled with a good youth programs may make a difference.

Bungler Brown and his predecessors have failed in this area because they do not live in the real world as they claim all their failures to be a success.