Disturbance? What disturbance?

Last night I went "on the town" in Abbeygate, until soon after midnight, with fellow councillor Richard Rout, Sgt Steve Henthorn and PC Mark Ellis. I wanted to see for myself the sort of problems that I hear about from residents of the historic core. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the low level of disturbance and good nature of the revellers.

Of course it may just have been a quiet night (as middle of the month weekends often are, with pay-day still in the distance) and the burly policemen who kindly accompanied us certainly had a calming effect wherever we went! Also we stopped well before the 2-3am club chuck out (and Extreme is closed at present) so we may have got a false impression of what Friday nights are like.

I'm still very pleased to have done this. It gives me a better context in which to receive residents' future complaints: for them it only takes a few incidents to make their lives misery.

A stream of cars use St Andrews St South and are warned

Aftermath of a fight we missed

Two young men are ticked off for interfering with a skip in Churchgate Street

Showing some thirty-somethings the way to the nearest pub

PC Mark Ellis makes the tea in a half-time break!

And here he is pleased with his discovery of a party in Parkyn's car park

What a waste!

Churchgate Street looking peaceful at midnight