Youth

There is a tunnel under the railway line to Waterloo which connects East Street to our branch of Screwfix, not many months refurbished, after many complaints & reminders from residents of the surrounding area. Also near the field of the horselet noticed on January 2nd 2013. Refurbishment included provision of lighting, set into the walls, lighting which, I must say, I felt from the outset was a bit vulnerable.

The tunnel attracted its fair share of graffiti and the council pushed back with regular repainting. They must have been quick off the mark as I rarely came across any which had not been painted out.

But this week the youth of the surrounding area have upped their game and smashed most of the lights; perhaps they have the not very good excuse that they were brain dead at the time. Given that some sort of toughened glass was involved they must have gone to the bother of bringing out a sledgehammer or some such to do the job - and I had not thought that such people were so organised. Hopefully the council will decide to fill the holes and let the residents make do with street lights, which do not seem to attract the same sort of attention.