Steve State

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Barnsley.Or is it Tuscany?

I got my degree in music from the University of Sheffield. At least that's what it says on my certificate. I actually studied in the working-class town of Barnsley. I'm not going to use this space to vent my feelings about the town. I still have a lot of friends there. There are apparently plans to build a Tuscan-stlye wall around the town. It will bring many benefits to the old mining town. Mainly that it will keep Barnsley people in Barnsley. More importantly it keeps Non-Barnsleys away from the goings-on there. I went recently and the photos below were a stark reminder of the carnage of a Saturday night. This story is from BBC news as it gives a valuable insight into the people:

Police hurt in funeral wake fight
Five police officers were injured and 19
people arrested when fighting broke out at a funeral wake in Barnsley.
More than 50 people were involved in brawls outside the Ship Inn and Ring
O'Bells Inn in Royston on Monday. Officers believe the fights started after a
25-year-old woman was knocked unconscious. A man has been arrested on suspicion
of assault. Around 24 officers from across the Barnsley district attended
the scene and CS gas was used, police confirmed. The
officers, whose
injuries are not thought to be serious, were hurt when trying to
disperse
the rowdy crowd outside the Ship Inn on Midland Road. During the fracas
13
people were arrested. Shortly afterwards, police were called to the Ring
O'Bells Inn after the landlord reported a fight.
Police believe the same
people were involved in the two incidents.
Another five people were arrested
for public disorder offences, the spokeswoman added. As a precaution, the Ship
Inn, the Ring O'Bells Inn and The Bush, a nearby rock bar, were closed to
prevent further outbreaks of violence.

1 Comments:

  • The's nowt wrong with Barnsley! I too got a degree from Barnsley University. Obviously it says Sheff Uni on my degree. Barnsley a great place though - full of character and much less violent than those crappy southern towns. I was born in barnlsey though although i'm living in Brighton now. Still - one day i'll return - down souths ok - but its not Barnsley!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At 23:50  

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