Wouldn't it be good if the company that ran the Daylight actually spent some money on it to make it a desirable place to go to. It's such a lovely building from the exterior - and just horrible when you get inside !
Perhaps a small internet cafe would be a good idea for the 'nice' teenagers - and wouldn't CCTV be a good idea too, to stop the creeping crime from areas that now have this installed ?

The Daylight Inn is good better than the Sov because it has a much better atmosphere. CCTV would be great, but don't we need to have a certain amount of people populating Petts Wood like Bromley and Orpington is much bigger than us.

i'm 15 and i posted a topic in the message board a few days ago about building a sk8 park in petts-wood u may moan and say it would vandalised but how have u ever seen a skate park i mean i am a local skateboarder and i have seen a few parks in my time and if built properly the "youths" as you like to call us would have no need to vandalise it and graffitti only adds to the fun of the place i mean a sk8 park wudnt b a skate park without some graffitti and its getting kids away from doin it on walls i mean there are a lot of addvantages. as for the pikeys well theres no way to stop them from coming in but kids love sk8in even if it is to watch and if like most sk8 parks you have to pay to get in before say 9o'clock at night say 2/3 pounds then that wud take care of the up-keep. and as to enter you would have to pay then there could be an adult at the entrance taking the money and supervising the children at the same time. petts-wood is allways going to get vandalised untill there is something to take kids minds off of doin it and i think a sk8 park would be ideal much better than a yout club or something think about it. by the way if there are any sk8boarders in the petts-wood are reading this please contact me @ mayell2000@hotmail.com

Re: Skatepark. I am currently in discussion with the council about building a skatepark in this part of the Borough.In the meantime all you skaters go into Urban Chaos in Bromley and sign their petition for a skatepark. If anyone knows anyone who would be willing to offer sponsorship for this project please get in touch.

so where abouts wud the park be built? i'v lived here all my life and allways wanted a sk8park so if u need any help jus ask me i'd be glad to help.
so u sk8? board or blade?

There is only really one place the skate park can be built and that is in Willet Rec. There is nowhere else for it to go. There is the 'Old Garage' in Fairway, but too many neighbours would complain. I nither sk8 or blade, but I sometimes just use my sk8 board to get to A to B. Have you read in the Newshopper Cray Valley no has CCTV, when will be it our turn.

well the park will be built wherever but probably not there, as we are currently in discussion with the council and i personally dont think that is a good place to build the park but as you dont as of yet know what the park is going to be like then i dont blame you for thinking that is a good place but maybe the old dairy would be a good place for an inside park if it was refurbished.

Its really good that the residents of Petts wood are pulling together and getting rid off the grafitti. It has become an I saw, but I know it will come back soon. How is the Skate park coming on any luck for you? Skating is good, but it is sort lived you cannot skate in the winter it is too dark and too cold. its only a summer thing, right? is it worth building a skate park wouldnt better money spent on Ensford Rec and willet Rec you can build a skate park in Ensford there is that massive gravel/concrete square nearthe stables. revive the parks and make them more attrive for everyone. and not just for dog oners and parents lumbered with toddlers who have finished nursery and have run out of ideas where to thake there kids next.

No! skateparks are not just used in the summer. you are just trying to find as many ways as you can to give the idea the elbow, anyway if the park was built properly there would be these things called lights which light up the dark!
Why should money be spent on doing up the parks why dont you and some friends get togaither and go down the park and make it look better yourself you obviously have nothing other to do part for moan. You honestly think that a sk8park is going to be built on gravel it has to be made properly, so it would be appreciated if you stopped pretending you knew something about the topic as you clearly dont!

/m3 and when is Petts Wood railway station's glass enclosed seating area(s) going to be repaired with new glass or perspex or wired glass? One of the reasons the glass is prone to vandalism is train time tables. When will the train service be in tune with the reality of the public's travel requirements? Just ask when the last train runs from Petts Wood?

What do you feel about the level of council tax and services?

Have your say at Crofton Junior School at 7:30 pm on Wednesday 30/1. Council officers and councillors from all parties will be there.

You can't afford not to be there.

Ron

My husband and I will definitely be at the meeting at Crofton Junior School on the 30th January 2002.
The council tax is an absolute disgrace -
the situation has arisen due to the Lib/
Lab partnership that was in power on Bromley Council for three years. Thankgoodness the two local elections in Chelsfield and Mottingham following the General Election last year returned the power to the Conservative Group.
CAROLE BOWMAN

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:30:48 -0600 (CST) QT - Ron <qtopic+4-EtP9MtV24Y2BmYA7V4e@quicktopic.com> wrote:

Can I please ask for help with the efforts currently being made to keep Petts Wood graffiti-free. There are a small number of us at present and who feel that we can beat this menace. But I am sure that there must be many more folks out there who feel the same and wouldn't mind either reporting or removing graffiti when it appears. The more there are of us the less effort required.

I agree Force 9,
graffiti defaces and devalues Petts Wood. You have only to look as far as Chislehurst to realise they are on the verge of losing the battle. In fact 3 of the P.A.L.'s(Petts Wood residents Against Litter and graffiti) went to Chislehurst before Christmas to tell them about our scheme as they wanted to do the same there.
There are over 60 residents taking part in the removal of litter and graffiti from Petts wood but more are still needed. If residents want a decent area to bring up their kids and walk the streets safely they need to take an active part,no matter how small! they can join this movement by contacting a committee member or coming to our clean up of the alleyways at The Close (off St.John's Road) @ 10am 12/01 or Petts Wood Station @ 10am Sunday 13/01. Did you know Safeways are donating £400 to our cause.