Has anyone else seen the gathering of "rockers" in the peace gardens this saft? You know the type, "slipknot hoodie wearing, skateboard holding bunch"!!!

Anyway, there were like bout 50 of them, and just wondered why they were all there? Were u one of them? Me and my bro had great fun people watching and making up stories for them all!!!!

The cross-dressing scottish-american! :loopy:
The crazy looneytune who thinks hes a DOG! :loopy:
And the tag along gurlies who dint really believe in blood swallowing, satan worshippin stuff.... just wanted to rebel against mummy and daddy and demand some attention from their parents away from their older sibling who has 47 A levels and now helps feed orphans in Taiwan! :)

didn't mods and rockers grow up about 30 years ago?

yes and they would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids!

Has anyone else seen the gathering of "rockers" in the peace gardens this saft? You know the type, "slipknot hoodie wearing, skateboard holding bunch"!!!

Anyway, there were like bout 50 of them, and just wondered why they were all there? Were u one of them? Me and my bro had great fun people watching and making up stories for them all!!!!

The cross-dressing scottish-american! :loopy:
The crazy looneytune who thinks hes a DOG! :loopy:
And the tag along gurlies who dint really believe in blood swallowing, satan worshippin stuff.... just wanted to rebel against mummy and daddy and demand some attention from their parents away from their older sibling who has 47 A levels and now helps feed orphans in Taiwan! :)

and who says that it isn't the blokes that are the 'tag alongs' ?:suspect:

Bless em. Their parents probably told them about the rockers congregating in the gardens with cider in the 70s/80's and they wanted to revive an age old rocker tradition. :hihi:

The cross-dressing scottish-american! :loopy:

Ha ha, I saw him this lunctime in the peace gardens. Is it the one who looked like a blonde yeti/monkeyman in a red kilt?

and who says that it isn't the blokes that are the 'tag alongs' ?:suspect:

thats a good point they could well be!!!!


Still gather no-one knows why they are there???????:confused:

Does it matter?

I saw some young alternative skatie types doing parkour by the cathedral the other day they were fab. They probably just decided it was as it has always been a good place to meet and hang out.

Saw a bunch of these congregating around Corporation yesterday smoking pot.

Ha ha, I saw him this lunctime in the peace gardens. Is it the one who looked like a blonde yeti/monkeyman in a red kilt?


yeah he certainly was!!! :hihi:

the funniest bit was the good ol' "ambassador" trying to deal with them! :hihi:

can someone get a pic of the yetti/monkeyman in a kilt for the benefit of those who can't go and have a look please?!

Were the fountains on?

If so, they'll have been having their yearly bath/shower. :hihi:

Do they need any more of a reason to be there than anyone else? Why in particular are you interested in this group of people and there reasons for being in the Peace Gardens? Maybe they like sitting in there? After all it's a nice place to sit and chat :P

theres always been punks, rockers, even a couple of teds when we used to go in there :P
winos and a few hangers on

in my day the whole place was covered in good for nothings :)

theres always been punks, rockers, even a couple of teds when we used to go in there :P
winos and a few hangers on

in my day the whole place was covered in good for nothings :)
Yeah and i was one of them!
I used to love lurking there on a Saturday afternoon in the late 70s.

I saw an Ambassador make a couple of young 'rockers' (note: these are NOT rockers, they are nu age 'rockers', there's a difference) pick up a load of litter which they'd scattered all over the grass. I heard one call the Ambassador a 'child hater' and 'insane' and 'so uncool'. Brill :)

Back in the late 70s and early 80s there was always a bunch of Rocker/Hippy/Biker types hanging around the Peace Gardens on a Saterday afternoon. We pleasantly whiled away the time between the Pubs shutting and re-opening by drinking cider from the International over the road, and occasionally throwing eachother into the fountains outside the town hall (egg box) doors.
We were doubtless intimidating to some of the older generation but did no harm, we just "hung out".
If a new generation has found this a pleasant way to pass a sunny Saterday afternoon then good luck to them!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Back in the late 70s and early 80s there was always a bunch of Rocker/Hippy/Biker types hanging around the Peace Gardens on a Saterday afternoon. We pleasantly whiled away the time between the Pubs shutting and re-opening by drinking cider from the International over the road, and occasionally throwing eachother into the fountains outside the town hall (egg box) doors.
We were doubtless intimidating to some of the older generation but did no harm, we just "hung out".
If a new generation has found this a pleasant way to pass a sunny Saterday afternoon then good luck to them!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

mine was more late 80s / early 90s :P

remember the dreaded drink a bottle of cider in one without choking and the throwing in the fountain "present" when it was your birthday
wasnt too bad in the summer, glad my birthday wasnt in december or january brrrrrrr

mine was more late 80s / early 90s :P

remember the dreaded drink a bottle of cider in one without choking and the throwing in the fountain "present" when it was your birthday
wasnt too bad in the summer, glad my birthday wasnt in december or january brrrrrrr
There was no need for it to be anyone's birthday when we were there, it was just when the mood took us (or them).
Mmmmmmmmmmm the soggy, squelchy ride home on the bus was just soooooo nice, still, if you dished it out you had to expect it back!!:headbang: :headbang:

I met my ex husband in the peace gardens.As i recall,he was trying to strangle Shelly at the time :hihi:

i used to enjoy a cider on a saturday afternoon in the peace gardens waiting for the wap to reopen.ahhh memories

I met my ex husband in the peace gardens.As i recall,he was trying to strangle Shelly at the time :hihi:
As in Shelly the punk with the silver teeth?

As in Shelly the punk with the silver teeth?

Yep,the very one! :D

I know him too.;)

think i do too, maybe
i knew a guy called shelly anyway

think i do too, maybe
i knew a guy called shelly anyway

You do,mel-tis the same shelly from yesteryear!!

You do,mel-tis the same shelly from yesteryear!!

well blow me down with a feather
so you know me too? lol
dont think youve told me before, may have forgotten :P

I shall have to tell him just how famous he is!:)

Ha ha, I saw him this lunctime in the peace gardens. Is it the one who looked like a blonde yeti/monkeyman in a red kilt?

The person you are talking about is actually a really lovely lad called Bruno. He has a disorder called Williams Syndrome which is a form of Downs Syndrome. Take a peek here for more information. http://www.williams-syndrome.org.uk/ He is polite, friendly and a really genuine nice lad, as are most of the others. I know, because many of them are friends of my daughters. They are probably making the most of the last week of the holidays before they all go back to school and college.

I was there today and didn't see any of them causing any trouble, just larking around like kids do.

(note: these are NOT rockers, they are nu age 'rockers', there's a difference)

And they don't even rock, just pretend to :D

They wouldn't know rock if it smashed them in the face. Still, it might be worth a try.

Its a public area,they have as much right as you and me.Its a free country.

Its a public area,they have as much right as you and me.Its a free country.

If it's a free country, am I free to throw rocks at them?

Ah what happened to the good old days of punks and skins sniffing glue in filthy alleys, chucking bricks at coppers and fighting the 'long-hairs' on the streets? These trendy emo / skater types are too concerned with their Green Day ringtones to cause any real trouble...

Its a public area,they have as much right as you and me.Its a free country.

Did i say anywhere they didnt have any right to be there????

Their behaviour was simply amusing, and sumwhat puzzling.... That was all...... :suspect:

They wouldn't know rock if it smashed them in the face. Still, it might be worth a try.

Maybe they need a classic rock education, i'm sure we can find some funding to give them lessons on it

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The person you are talking about is actually a really lovely lad called Bruno. He has a disorder called Williams Syndrome which is a form of Downs Syndrome. Take a peek here for more information. He is polite, friendly and a really genuine nice lad, as are most of the others. I know, because many of them are friends of my daughters. They are probably making the most of the last week of the holidays before they all go back to school and college.

I was there today and didn't see any of them causing any trouble, just larking around like kids do.


thank you !!

i know bruno ..hes great person !!! & i sometimes hang in peace gardens with ym friends ...so what if were ' rockers ' i mean u could say the same about ' chavs' they go round beggin for fags and if you say no they start.

Not seen any recently but has anyone been at the peace gardens at night recently?

Went there about 2am a few weeks ago and there was just about 12 people layed out all all over it sunbathing and smokin weed. One guy came along and started to film one of those ball fountain things and when i walked up to him n asked him why he asked if he could film my feet. Was so surreal, everyone was just talking complete **** to everyone, not causing any trouble. Was like something from the 60s!

how did you manage to sunbathe at 2am in the morning and did you use mooncream to protect your skin.:huh:

yes when i go there for my dinner all you can see is the centre of the gardens flooded with them. Not "peace" in my eyes.

I saw them too and I would say they were more Goth than anything. I thought there may be a concert on or something. I also thought they seemed a friendly bunch of kids.

yes when i go there for my dinner all you can see is the centre of the gardens flooded with them. Not "peace" in my eyes.

If you want peace and quiet go to the library :P

Why do people have problems with groups of people if they're not causing trouble. The thread seems to have been started with the fact that a group of people were just hanging out doing nothing wrong in the Peace Gardens...what is the problem with that? Or is it that you don't like rockers/goths/emokids/anyone different? Actually they say they're different when in fact they all look the same but that's a different debate ;)

According to a report a while back goths/rockers/emo kids are apparantly more upwardly mobile than average and grow up to become doctors/lawyers etc. So perhaps berating them in future for their choice in being 'alternative' (though i hate when they claim to be different as they are just the same but in a different way) you should encourage them.

There an article on it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4828230.stm

My little girl loves going to the peace gardens and you get them gangs who think they own the place and stare as if to say get of our grass, idiots need to grow up and get jobs and do something proper with their lives instead of getting money of mummy and daddy and playing kids games all day. get off your arses and get a job

Haven't seen the teeny bopper goths in the Peace garden but when they're up on Devonshire Green waiting to get into Kiddy Corp it's like being surrounded by half a chess set..
As Tillman and other's have already said people have been congregating in that area for years and probably un-knowingly worrying all the old fuddy duddies although we rarely got up to mischief.
Now I'm an old fuddy-duddy it's my turn to be worried and for no good rreason

I'm a 25 year old Satanist who's in to rock/metal. Does this mean I'm trying to rebel against my parents just because I have an alternative belief system to your shallow mindedness? Considering my parents actually like rock/metal, as well as other types of music, I think your view point is very childish and I reckon you should judge yourself before trying to judge others!

Just my very humble opinion.

I'm a 25 year old Satanist who's in to rock/metal. Does this mean I'm trying to rebel against my parents just because I have an alternative belief system to your shallow mindedness? Considering my parents actually like rock/metal, as well as other types of music, I think your view point is very childish and I reckon you should judge yourself before trying to judge others!

Just my very humble opinion.

Your parents sound like wonderful people, methinks!

Methinks so too. If it wasn't for them being in to such cool music, I would never've discovered the joys of Zep, Jimi, Stones etc. And because of them, I found my love of awesome music and literature.

(Raises a glass) To Lynne & Terry!

Cheers:D

If any rockers do fancy hanging out in the Peace Gardens, let me know. Seeing as the summer is fast approaching, I can think of nothing better than sitting with a bunch of cool people watching other none cool people in the city centre.

If any rockers do fancy hanging out in the Peace Gardens, let me know. Seeing as the summer is fast approaching, I can think of nothing better than sitting with a bunch of cool people watching other none cool people in the city centre.

Yeah we could all sit there and make up names for the normal people just sitting there doing nothing.

Then we could complain about them all and tell them to get jobs!

My little girl loves going to the peace gardens and you get them gangs who think they own the place and stare as if to say get of our grass, idiots need to grow up and get jobs and do something proper with their lives instead of getting money of mummy and daddy and playing kids games all day. get off your arses and get a job


Oh, so you assume they have no job? Why is that? Are you there in "working hours"? Why don’t you get a job instead of being a single parent and sponging off the state?

Oh, sorry, did I stereotype there and make a generalisation without knowing any facts? Isn't nice, is it?

I love your line, "stare as if to say get of our grass". Blimey! You’re good at reading stares. I wouldn't want to look in your direction; you could probably tell what I had for breakfast and my political beliefs in less than a glance.

If any rockers do fancy hanging out in the Peace Gardens, let me know. Seeing as the summer is fast approaching, I can think of nothing better than sitting with a bunch of cool people watching other none cool people in the city centre.

not the same these days i should imagine :(
when it was just one large piece of grass it was excellent for everybody to sit on together, now theres just concrete, sticky out bits and no real comfy grass , plus its now all spread out more with walls and **** :(
bet they changed it on purpose for that very reason, less of the undesirables to sit together in 1 large group :(
was wikkid when it was metallers, punks, goths, winos, travellers, homeless, smackheads, crackheads, trendies and even a couple of rockabillies hanging together :)

Ah nostalgia, it’s not what it used to be ;-)