General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

I really feel for you, there are a lot of yobs on our streets now. I went to Bury Fair 2 years ago, the fuss I made afterwards ....well let me tell you why.
We were told by a fairground worker to get our kids away fast, so we started to go back to the car.A lad of about 14 approached us, asked if he could walk with us, said he was from Rochdale, he was shaking, I asked if someone was after him him, he said yes the cheetham Hill Lot.I told him not to run, I would put him in my car and drive him home.When my partner looked behind us the street was filling up with lads n girls aged from 14 to approx 20, all dressed in black, with roll necks collars pulled up over their faces and hoodies on.They completely filled the street and were at least a dozen deep.The kid ran , they started what I can only describe as a man hunt, I called the police, I was screaming as these kids ran past us that I was calling the police. No one else did a thing, no one reached for a fone apart from us.They were pushing knuckle dusters on some had baseball bats.A young girl pulled our kids into a shop doorway out of the way of this gang.
Not one police car turned up.I combed the area in my car looking for that kid, got home and rang hospitals it seemed he'd got away as no one was admitted.
I complained to the police, mayor, radio station and papers. This same gang does this every year they told me, theres cctv all down the street where it happened.The police got back to me and admitted they had no answers, but had made 4 arrests only, they had recordings of our calls, also a call from a fair worker , who broke off to tell us to get the kids away.Howver they had no excuses for why no one attended, and why a crowd dressed identical were allowed to congregate in a small area without question.
I haven't been to a fair since, to be honest I rarely go out after dark. Local shops have security on, gangs loiter outside, I've been spat at and am frequently told to f***off by teens , and thats in our own street.
I think its time somebody took some action, or directed us in the right way to putting and end to it.