Well done Chris... I was disappointed to read the objections on the list. I would have expected a warmer response to a scheme offering activities to the young/youth. If the application is rejected lets hope they don't realise it was the boring fuddy-duddies(?) downstairs. Why don't you offer tours of the centre? Not all kids want to dance round handbags or throw their friends over their shoulders! Remember they're our descendants... I found this on an intergalatic genealogy site: www.letsbemoretolerant.co.mars ....my great-great-great grandfather led a protest to close down youth facilities in early 21st century Worcester, I have the transcript of his letter and the newspaper cutting of the subsequent riot during which the WCRO was burnt to the ground by disgruntled teenagers. These disturbances took place before humans discovered the antisocial behaviour gene ....... entered by Captain Pic[k]ard Fisher, Starbase Mars 11 in his family history. Duncan -----Original Message----- From: famhist@dsl.pipex.com [mailto:famhist@dsl.pipex.com] Sent: 13 June 2005 14:57 To: ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WOR] WCRO problem On 13 Jun, Wythall Index <wythallindex@btinternet.com> wrote: > Although the claim is made that such activities would take place on just > three evenings per week, when the History Centre is not in use, the > actual period covered by the licence would be for the hours of 11am to > 11pm Monday to Saturday and shorter hours on Sundays! > It is obvious that there is a danger that the thin end of the wedge may > become thicker once the licence is granted. I'm not sure that it will. What is the problem? That there might be "discos" at 11 a.m.? Is that really likely? What are you afraid of? Or is it the case of "oh not it's those yobs again, we'll object just on principle because we don't like noisy young people"? -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY CAMPTON, GREGORY all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day ______________________________