TeeAyBee Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 personally I think there should be more for kids. I quite liked it when SYIS opened up, you do see teens sitting in there. But I dont think its enough. I dont have any suggestions personally but some things that dont cost kids a fortune to go to!Im not long out of my teens,infact I still get called a child but I remember the only thing that interested me when I was a kid was so expensive to go to. Now my two little brothers sit inside,on a glorious day like this playing video games because they cant afford to do things like go play tennis or go swimming. Could they not come up with some sort of thing kids/teens can go to that doesnt cost? That was one of the points raised at the Youth Voice Conference held at the Clickimin earlier this month. The use of the facilities and the associated costs were a major issue and something that is viewed as being a key factor in Youth Development. What will actually happen I don't know as the lead worker was on a graduate placement that is finishing, but Bridges and SIC Youth Services are aware of this and think it is a good idea. Might be cheaper in the long term to have some free sessions in the Clickimin than to clear up the results of vandalism (that does not mean I think all kids are vandals - please see my previous post in this thread on this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 It would be fantastic if they set up 'taster scessions' if I had kids and they went to things like that and enjoyed it i think I would be more likely to pay for them to continue it if it was worth it. I think I would rather they were trying lots of different things than hanging about. Could places not fundraise to get some money in? People dont mind helping a good cause after all. Look how much CLAN raised. Why couldnt we do the same to help the youths of today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 how the pootle is the knab more dangerous now than when we were kids, bits of it have been falling into the sea since it first rose out the sea.lets not expose our kids to any risk and have the poor buggers grow up scared of their own shaddows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 wat's wrong with hanging out at the park? teenagers through out the country do it. I was amazed when I 1st moved south folk actually use parks south. They're no just for peerie bairns or being bored by the flooers. You don't get dirty looks for laughing by bowlers or parents who forgot what it's like to be young. areas where you can play games on the flat without getting hassle. always amazed how empty the parks are up here, even in the best of weathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 how the pootle is the knab more dangerous now than when we were kids, bits of it have been falling into the sea since it first rose out the sea.lets not expose our kids to any risk and have the poor buggers grow up scared of their own shaddows. If you want your kids to play on the Knab, that is your choice, but when there are so many other things to do, why risk them permanent residency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 If you want your kids to cross the road thats your choice but why risk them getting run over, remember there are loads of drunk/drugged drivers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I have no idea what that has to do with playgrounds? Mind we did used to play kirby on the street a few years ago, sadly the road surface has been re-dressed and the kerbs are not as proud now. Playin on the hill was not much safer, as a child it is fun but as we grow older and don't bounce so well, but little chance of drowning... But the hill seems to be all fenced off now, as is the Knab.. So the playpark is one of the options... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 If you want your kids to cross the road thats your choice but why risk them getting run over, remember there are loads of drunk/drugged drivers out there. Getting run over?? In Shetland? I have stood in the middle of the South Road at Cunningsburgh by the Bus stop opp the Show Field for a good five minutes and NO ONE has gone past me! That is a MAIN ARTERIAL ROAD! If I were to try that here (The A55) I would run a VERY serious risk!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 sausage me folks this postIf you want your kids to cross the road thats your choice but why risk them getting run over, remember there are loads of drunk/drugged drivers out there. was a response to this postIf you want your kids to play on the Knab, that is your choice, but when there are so many other things to do, why risk them permanent residency. for f**k sake I thought with the relevent post being right above my one I wouldn't have to bother with a quote, seems I was wrong, oh well there has to be a first time for everything I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 We used to play on the Sletts, that was ok. Just the odd wet feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 your post quoted was in this thread SP so haal de drawers up an whet greetin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 The knab is too dangerous now, anyhow, I think video keeps kids offa the street.. Many people, young and no so young alike have gotten up to many things, not all of them probably wholesome either around the Knab, probably ever since folk began living near enough to walk there. Only one under 18 has become an unintentional permanent resident as a result in the last 40 years, how that makes the place "too dangerous now" is beyond me. The Freefield/Garthspool docks was a happy hunting ground for kids too for time immemorial, again they have claimed one under 18 in the last 40 or so years. Does that mean they're "too dangerous now" too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Ok, so only one death....I think we were more talking about a kiddies playpark, compared to playing on a cliff edge. I really cannot see how 5 year olds would fair the same on either. We all took risks when we were young, but now we are talking as responsible adults. So therefore, as responsible adults we should talk... Nowadays, and we live in this nowaday, letting our kids come to harm could risk prosecution if we allowed it to happen or were neglegent, I as many were sun burnt when young, but now with the knowledge we have gained since then and how getting seriously sun burnt is neglect if we failed to prevent it...remember you are the parent, the one in control of and responsible. You can from an early age teach about such hazards and build them into daily life.. There are many instances where we have changed our habits infont of children cos we know they can harm. Any parent who smokes in a car with kids in should be repremanded and so on, so we dont do it, unless we really dont care about the health of our young and only about something we think we have the right to do... The right of passage need not be tarnished with the risk of serious injury or death...there is absolutly no need....it is not like we have to hunt for our food or climb for gulls eggs...though deep sea fishing may be an exemption. Only now we are teaching our kids to save and not waste. Where we would throw everything over the cliff at the Ness of Sound.. We have a lot of resposibilities toward the young, and duty bound to see that they develop into good folk, in one piece and mentally stable with good health.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 ^^ I think you're the one missing the point. This thread was started as a gripe as to why the Play Park had been taken over by teens, in deteriment to the enjoyment of younger kids. A five year old playing at the Knab, or anywhere else without some sort of supervision is neglect. At that age they neither have the knowledge or experience to be trusted to take care of themselves, especialy that near cliffs. If a teen hasn't already been taught the dangers of cliffs, and how near the edge one can safely go, that failure by whoever has charge of them could well be construed as neglect, especially in a place like Shetland. It also poses the question, that if a teen, regardless of the inadequacies of their guardian(s), doesn't have enough common sense and intelligence to keep themselves safe near cliffs, are they ever going to have enough to go out in the big bad world and function. The question was not whether the Knab was an alternative playground for five year olds, it was whether it was somewhere teens could go and leave the Play Park to the five years olds to use in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Tis how the postings went, but I have never been intimidated by kids playng on the Knab, so neither the play park, ha, you should see some of the 5 yearolds around here, they can be quite intimidating, more for the fact they are backed up by their agressive parent(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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