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Vandals ordered to remove graffiti from York bridge
11:40am Thursday 19th June 2008
Comments (27)YOUTHS caught spraying graffiti on a York bridge have been made to clean up their act.
Two 14-year-old boys who were arrested after their graffiti tags were found on Love Lane bridge, which links Barbara Grove and Driffield Terrace, near the Mount School, were put to work cleaning them off yesterday.
In March, The Press reported that a permanent anti-graffiti coating, which does not damage the walls, was applied to the bridge to make graffiti removal easier.
City of York Council and North Yorkshire Police are working together to clean up the area.
Police also plan to make regular patrols of the bridge to reduce antisocial behaviour. Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Kimberley Copestake, of the Micklegate Safer Neighbourhoods Team, said: "I hope this sends out a message to teenagers and their parents that if they are caught then they will be putting in the time to clear it up."
Clair Bailey, City of York Council's street environment officer for Micklegate ward, said: "This work is costing £1,000 for the paint and the labour and we paid the same amount in March to do a similar job so that's £2,000 in the past four months. That money is coming out of the council tax and wouldn't need to be spent otherwise.
"We hope to make the lane look and feel safer for users of the bridge and deter people from spoiling this area.
"We would encourage anyone who spots any antisocial behaviour to report it immediately to the council or police." Love Lane resident Ben Arnup, who has cleaned up graffiti on the bridge previously himself, said people who use the bridge regularly go quiet when crossing when it is covered in graffiti.
He said: "The difference in people's attitude is noticeable when the bridge is clean. People are intimidated by the mess and the vandalism."
The mobile police station was on hand nearby yesterday for any regular users of the bridge who wish to discuss issues of concern.
The council has been working with Network Rail and the Mount School to reduce litter and graffiti at the site.
The Press told in December last year how frustrated local ward councillors had urged the council to try to find a long-term solution to the problem of graffiti in Love Lane.
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bjc, York says...
11:51am Thu 19 Jun 08
Now then **** wrote:Agree totally.
can these sessions(time and date) of cleaning up be made public so we can all turn up and watch? I mean its my money thats being spent on cleaning up, send the bill to the parents!
Jason, says...
11:53am Thu 19 Jun 08
Lt.Dobie, M&Ms says...
12:08pm Thu 19 Jun 08
A good old fashioned Public humiliation!!
tonesview, york says...
12:15pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Mike C, york says...
12:19pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Angry and Frustrated, York says...
12:24pm Thu 19 Jun 08
She looks far too caring in the picture - she should have the whip out so she can dispense a good beating if they start to slack in their cleaning!!
Jason, says...
12:26pm Thu 19 Jun 08
She looks far too caring in the picture - she should have the whip out so she can dispense a good beating if they start to slack in their cleaning!!
Why should the little scrotes get all the fun?
petethefeet, York says...
12:31pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Jason wrote:Titter!
She looks far too caring in the picture - she should have the whip out so she can dispense a good beating if they start to slack in their cleaning!!Why should the little scrotes get all the fun?
jim, york says...
1:13pm Thu 19 Jun 08
So, did they clean off ALL the graffiti or just their tags?
starlight, York says...
1:37pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Dick Turpin, says...
1:45pm Thu 19 Jun 08
andy2007, york says...
1:55pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Free Speech, York says...
2:32pm Thu 19 Jun 08
bjc wrote:I second this.
Now then **** wrote: can these sessions(time and date) of cleaning up be made public so we can all turn up and watch? I mean its my money thats being spent on cleaning up, send the bill to the parents!Agree totally.
Humiliate the little scumbags, then bring back the stocks!
hard working dad of 2, my own house-york says...
2:37pm Thu 19 Jun 08
hard working dad of 2, my own house-york says...
2:37pm Thu 19 Jun 08
ouserower, york says...
3:26pm Thu 19 Jun 08
andy2007, york says...
5:25pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Dick Turpin wrote:prob, either too scared to show their face or quite simply dont give a hoot as their benefit cheq is due soon - enough to buy little billy another new mobile phone as a reward for been good and cleaning up the mess. I would be interested to know what their parents would actually think if they could read these comments. surely some one must be able to suggest they read these comments we are all posting.
Why aren't the parents there cleaning it up as well ?
whoami, land of nod says...
8:19pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Now then **** wrote:what have their parents done? if it was made public im sure it wouldnt help at all all it would do is give these 'taggers' a laugh......nonce
can these sessions(time and date) of cleaning up be made public so we can all turn up and watch? I mean its my money thats being spent on cleaning up, send the bill to the parents!
yo30 DAN, clifton says...
8:40pm Thu 19 Jun 08
Gardener, Slovaki says...
11:58pm Thu 19 Jun 08
bobby_spray, york says...
9:18am Fri 20 Jun 08
bluto, Acomb says...
11:13am Fri 20 Jun 08
andy2007 wrote:You're assuming the parents can read.
Dick Turpin wrote: Why aren't the parents there cleaning it up as well ?prob, either too scared to show their face or quite simply dont give a hoot as their benefit cheq is due soon - enough to buy little billy another new mobile phone as a reward for been good and cleaning up the mess. I would be interested to know what their parents would actually think if they could read these comments. surely some one must be able to suggest they read these comments we are all posting.
andy2007, york says...
12:18pm Fri 20 Jun 08
thisis99, says...
1:28pm Fri 20 Jun 08
bluto wrote:Maybe the parents can't stop things like this, maybe the parents are lawyers and playwrites and scientists and theyre children just got into a bit of a bad crowd, maybe there are much worse crimes than grafiti and maybe your horrible steriotypes do more damage than good to the KIDS that are impressionable and probably in some cases more vunerable than you think
andy2007 wrote:You're assuming the parents can read.Dick Turpin wrote: Why aren't the parents there cleaning it up as well ?prob, either too scared to show their face or quite simply dont give a hoot as their benefit cheq is due soon - enough to buy little billy another new mobile phone as a reward for been good and cleaning up the mess. I would be interested to know what their parents would actually think if they could read these comments. surely some one must be able to suggest they read these comments we are all posting.
blaming parents is a dreadful thing to do as it could happen to anyones kids, and I hope that the people who agree with blaming the parents for this, experience how kids follow their own tracks, you dont have to be from a council estate to be a vandal, drug dealer or theif.
I hope you, sat at home with your nice cars and house feel proud for generalising and putting down kids, and havng a good old **** at the part of our society with less money than you.
kt40, york says...
3:00am Sat 21 Jun 08
can we throw rotten fruit at them whilst they clean please?
can we throw rotten fruit at them whilst they clean please?
Excuse my niaivity, but who is goig to clean up the rotten fruit bold YOU have just thrown!!!
Now then ****, York says...
1:43pm Sat 21 Jun 08
whoami wrote:just be careful when using the word nonce my friend!
Now then **** wrote: can these sessions(time and date) of cleaning up be made public so we can all turn up and watch? I mean its my money thats being spent on cleaning up, send the bill to the parents!what have their parents done? if it was made public im sure it wouldnt help at all all it would do is give these 'taggers' a laugh......nonce
Police Community Support Officer Kim Copestake talks to one of the youngsters on community service to clear grafitti from the Love Lane Bridge, in York
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Now then ****, York says...
11:50am Thu 19 Jun 08