Tuesday, 31 August 2010

An Entirely Unsurprising Result...

'Do you want to be catered to at someone else's expense?' asks a council?

'Yeah, like, whatever', says the area's children:
Young people in Littlemore do not believe enough is done for them on the estate, a new survey has found.

More than 87 per cent of 189 schoolchildren polled feel the area does not have adequate provision for them.
Well, that was a shock, eh? Who could have predicted that...
The survey, commissioned by Littlemore Parish Council, comes as community leaders prepare to secure funding for an all-weather sports facility on the estate.

The money would pay for a street sportscage – a large ‘caged’ area suitable for playing football, netball and basketball – at the Oxford Road recreation ground.
I do rather like the idea of a cage, I think that definitely has potential!

Who will be funding this, then?
The council local ratepayers has have committed £5,000 towards the scheme, and last year Oxford City Council country ratepayers promised £10,000. The parish council will apply for a £60,000 grant from Wren (Wastes Recycling Environment) central government via a quango, i.e. income tax payers.
Another shock, I'm sure you'll agree...
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5 comments:

  1. RantinRab31 August 2010 at 12:10

    We have a few of the 'streetcage' gizmos around here.

    All they attract is the young wannabe 'gangsta' type and they are a no go area for other kids.

    Whats wrong with a bit of open grassland? Bloody hell, it did me and my mates fine. Why do kids these days need all this bloody money spent on them?

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  2. Macheath31 August 2010 at 17:04

    RR is quite right - what exactly is the point of these 'cages' - beyond allowing thugs and bullies to corner their prey?

    Off topic, JuliaM, this looks like one for you.

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  3. Greencoat31 August 2010 at 17:33

    Wos up wiv yer - iz for da kidz, innit?

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  4. bnzss31 August 2010 at 23:55

    RR: Perhaps you and I grew up in the country. Central London, I reckon, isn't quite the same.

    In any case, I thought it was wrong for advertisers to direct their attentions at children? 'Mummy don't forget my fruit gums!' and all that?

    Oh...

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  5. JuliaM1 September 2010 at 05:28

    "Why do kids these days need all this bloody money spent on them?"

    Good point! Though as BenS points out, the country is a little different from the urban areas.

    Mind you, I thought all kids these days were supposed to be firmly attached to their XBoxes and Playstations anyway?

    "Off topic, JuliaM, this looks like one for you."

    Oooh, interesting! Thanks.

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