Why does everyone dislike Batemoor?

sigmar14 · 07-04-2005, 21:06

why does everyone dislike batemoor? i mean what do you thinks wrong with it

cra1g · 07-04-2005, 21:28

I lived there for a couple of Years, It was not to bad. But would not go back now.
It has a right bad reputation now.
I lived in the flats near the batemoor pub..
Not been there for years

Raychul69 · 07-04-2005, 21:32

I live just accross the way at Lowedges but have a lot of friends at Batemoor.
I think that because there are so many drug dealers and addicts on there and the fact that there is a high volume of vandalism and thefts Batemoor gets a bad name along with Jordo.
Although it happens whichever area you go to Lowedges, Batemoor etc are all classed as "Bad areas"

redrobbo · 07-04-2005, 21:57

There's nowt wrong with Batemoor! Do you live there sigmar14?

sigmar14 · 07-04-2005, 21:59

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Originally posted by redrobbo
There's nowt wrong with Batemoor! Do you live there sigmar14?

yeah!

redrobbo · 07-04-2005, 22:37

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Originally posted by sigmar14
yeah!

Do you think there's anything wrong with Batemoor?

sigmar14 · 07-04-2005, 22:41

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Originally posted by redrobbo
Do you think there's anything wrong with Batemoor?

no apart from the drug dealers but everyone slags batemoor off just becouse they here other people talking about it if they come they would see that it's not that bad just another council estate like all the others.

cra1g · 07-04-2005, 22:44

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Originally posted by redrobbo
Do you think there's anything wrong with Batemoor?

I can honestly say. Its like any area if you live there and know the people round there. You can be totally blind what is going off.
A friend of mine has lived there most of his life and he says its never been as bad.
But again if its what you are use to???
Nowt wrong with a bit of rough and ready.?

sigmar14 · 07-04-2005, 22:48

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Originally posted by cra1g
I can honestly say. Its like any area if you live there and know the people round there. You can be totally blind what is going off.
A friend of mine has lived there most of his life and he says its never been as bad.
But again if its what you are use to???
Nowt wrong with a bit of rough and ready.?

he must not have lived there about 7 years ago then when it was really bad with the gangs around the shops and bus windows going through all the time and not to mention all of the drug addicts. it's allot better now than what it ust to be when the 3 big tower block's were there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MTheo · 07-04-2005, 23:07

well a friend of mine and her family have had to move because of other people round there threatening to beat up various members of the family. they cudunt go out for fear of a beating and thankfully have now been re-housed over the other side of sheffield and dont have to put up with the intimidation of various local thugs.

also while i was lukin for a house i went to view one at batemoor....and i told my mum to just drive on.... it was not cared for and neither were the surrounding places. it was foul!

these are my 2 experiences of batemoor. so my view can only be one of `i wudunt think it was that nice'

Fowler · 07-04-2005, 23:28

I live in batemoor and have done so for 3 months. I have never experienced anything bad up there.

I don't mean to slag down council estates but it's just like any other. There are some idiots but thats life.

I'd recomend it to other people. I even go for the occasional lunchtime pint in the batemoor!

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 07:15

it's ok if you keep to your self and dont look vulnarable i've lived there all my life nowt wrong with the place apart from when the council move all it's crap into the area it used to be areally nice area before they moved all the crap in same as with the jordanthorpe and low edges estate.

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 07:25

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Originally posted by Fowler
I live in batemoor and have done so for 3 months. I have never experienced anything bad up there.

I don't mean to slag down council estates but it's just like any other. There are some idiots but thats life.

I'd recomend it to other people. I even go for the occasional lunchtime pint in the batemoor!

try saying it's nice after living up there for a year.

at least it's not as bad as what it used to be

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 15:28

isn't anybody posting any replies!!!!!

Fowler · 08-04-2005, 16:15

i am. my mates lived on jordo for 2 and a half years so i have spent some time up there. No complaints as yet.

I was just sticking up for the area sigmar

tattoo · 08-04-2005, 18:07

lived on jordo for last 25 years never had any problems all so called drug dealers have gone, country side a mere 10 mins walking in any direction ........tops

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 18:25

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Originally posted by Fowler
i am. my mates lived on jordo for 2 and a half years so i have spent some time up there. No complaints as yet.

I was just sticking up for the area sigmar

thanks pal!

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 18:27

theres nowt wrong with batemoor or jordo now it's the best that it's been apart from when it was first built lived on batemoor all me life

sigmar14 · 08-04-2005, 21:54

i was born and bred in batemoor i still remember when my sister lived on the 14th floor of the rhodes tower block in jordanthorpe and batemoor centre i love the place it's a lot better now than what it used to be about 7 years ago with vandalism and crime out of control but it's back to normal now and it's better than ever.

happychick · 09-04-2005, 00:41

Lived on Batemoor & then Jordanthorpe for 35 years in total.

Ok, a few years ago we had the same problems as other places with drugs, vandals etc

But it's been sorted now. I can think of a lot worse places in Sheffield than this. Never had any real trouble with anybody, i like it where i live, and have got some good friends & neighbours.

I think you will find that most of the people who dislike Batemoor don't really know the place or the people, they will have probably just "heard" of the place, and will have based their decision on that. If all the stories about Batemoor & Jordanthorpe were true then we would all need to have barbed wire fences round our houses, and walk round in bullet proof vests.
Places get a reputation and often that reputation sticks, we know what its like to live around here, so do what i do , don't take any notice of what anybody else thinks,we know it's ok, and that's that.