[Gayle]

I was next door at Hippings myself yesterday. When we were leaving at about 9pm there was a huge group of young people outside the youth centre. I couldn't see any alcohol but I agree they were being loud. But, isn't that what young people are? Even when my two are trying to tell me something from school they can't keep their voices down or when they're in the paddling pool in the back, they are screaming and laughing really loud. Kids are loud.

If they're behaving reasonably well and they're in a safe environment shouldn't this be a good thing - they could quite easily be sat in Rhyddings Park terrorising the ducks or outside the Co-op terrorising old folk trying to shop. At the youth centre they are at least, policed in some way by the people who run it and known by the police who visit regularly.

I think the main issue is the time it goes on for. My neighbour, who lives further up the road, has a direct line of sight to it and he says it goes on until very late. Fortunately, for me the trees muffle the sound so I can't hear it very well.