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My Meadows - Tina Redgate
I have lived in The Meadows for 20 years; I have 2 children and have worked in the Bakery for 4 years now.
It's pleasant to work here and The Meadows means an awful lot to me because the community all stick together. For example, if anybody dies everybody comes together and helps one another.
I have lots of friends here but a lot of things have changed since I first lived here.
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| Tina Redgate: "There's nothing wrong with The Meadows" |
At night time some of the pubs shut early and people don’t come out like they used to. The Poet’s used to close at 8 at night- I’m not sure if it still does.
The Police, especially the young ones, seem to have an attitude and intimidate the groups of youths who hang around because there is nothing else for them to do.
My son is 17 and of mixed race and if he sees the police he has to run because of his name.
The kids need somewhere to go: more Youth Centres. They do have The Meadow’s Boys Youth Club but I think they need more. There’s absolutely nothing for them to do here in the evening, that’s why they’re all out on the streets.
They usually go and play football in the precinct. My son plays football for the local under 18s team, they haven’t lost a match this season but we can’t get any scouts from anywhere to come down and watch them.
People will not enter The Meadows, and I don’t know why because there ‘s nothing wrong with it.
The Meadows has a bad reputation through the media and the police. There are certain areas where I would not go; the Bosworth side of The Meadows is terrible.
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