Bottles thrown at police after Xmas lights event (From Bucks Free Press)
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Eggs and bottles thrown at police after High Wycombe Christmas Lights event
10:04am Friday 20th November 2009 in News By Simon Farr
Police confirm 'incidents' after Christmas lights switch on
This story was updated at 2pm.
EGGS and bottles were thrown at police officers and a police van was damaged in violent scenes after the Christmas lights switch on in High Wycombe last night.
Three juveniles from the High Wycombe area were arrested for alleged public disorder offences following the incident, which witnesses say started in Church Street at around 9pm.
A window of the McDonalds restaurant in the High Street was also smashed, in an incident Superintendent Paul Emmings called “disappointing” following the successful star-studded lights switch on in Frogmoor.
He said: “The event itself passed without incident and it was only afterwards that a small number of young people decided to fight.
“It’s very disappointing they set out to ruin a family event but it’s also a real credit to my officers that they managed to keep control of large crowds, the majority who were not involved in fighting, and dispel the incident very quickly.
“We are continuing to investigate and we will be reviewing CCTV from the event. Anyone identified as being involved in public disorder will be arrested.”
Wycombe Wanderers stewards are believed to have helped police restrain the crowds.
The three arrested youths have been released on bail until Thursday. Contact police on 08458 505 505 with any information.
Were you there? Contact the Bucks Free Press on 01494 755091 or email us via bfpnews@london.newsquest.co.uk.
Comments(46)
My Name is Earl!
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10:56am Fri 20 Nov 09
demoness
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11:01am Fri 20 Nov 09
More shoddy reporting... I am sure there were hardly any incidents.. I am equally sure there will be a barrage of abuse and complaints from the armchair critics.
Boris1
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11:10am Fri 20 Nov 09
I'll look forward to the full report
miccles
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11:20am Fri 20 Nov 09
chairboy2
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11:32am Fri 20 Nov 09
ferrellcat
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11:55am Fri 20 Nov 09
Morag
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11:58am Fri 20 Nov 09
Boris1 wrote:Ah yes Boris, but suppose they had been at the hot dogs?
High unlikely story. Probably a couple of screaming girls cheering the x factor dude and someone complained abouot anti-social behaviour haha I'll look forward to the full report
pennman
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12:17pm Fri 20 Nov 09
frankbutcher
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12:31pm Fri 20 Nov 09
demoness
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12:43pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Morag wrote:Yes - curse those hot dogs and their anti social ways!
Boris1 wrote: High unlikely story. Probably a couple of screaming girls cheering the x factor dude and someone complained abouot anti-social behaviour haha I'll look forward to the full reportAh yes Boris, but suppose they had been at the hot dogs?
ORR perhaps a certain rotound one had started the riot?
hotbabemail
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1:01pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Morag
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1:14pm Fri 20 Nov 09
demoness wrote:Yes D, he did say at 7.17pm last night "I must admit that I don’t mind a hot dog occasionally ". I wonder if the riot started around the time of his second meal of the evening?
Morag wrote:Yes - curse those hot dogs and their anti social ways! ORR perhaps a certain rotound one had started the riot?Boris1 wrote: High unlikely story. Probably a couple of screaming girls cheering the x factor dude and someone complained abouot anti-social behaviour haha I'll look forward to the full reportAh yes Boris, but suppose they had been at the hot dogs?
frankbutcher
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1:41pm Fri 20 Nov 09
hotbabemail wrote:it's just been on the ITV news.
it was white ppl vs asain ppl is why is kicked off as i saw a footage off my bf phone. the asain were chasing the white ppl
hotbaby was right. the asians chased the white folk & pelted them with seasonal fruit as they went while shouting jihad to all non santa believers....
0wn3d
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1:45pm Fri 20 Nov 09
chris740
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2:12pm Fri 20 Nov 09
THE PIT'S
J B Blackett
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2:21pm Fri 20 Nov 09
0wn3d wrote:If this is even partially true , it sounds like a poor situation badly managed and involving several groups of 'people' (yobs ? , cretins ? gangs ? ) who appeared to have gone there to cause trouble.
There were sporadic incidents involving teenagers of all races fighting with each other. Quite predictably what overwhelmed the Police officers was the "Playground effect" mass of nosey nothing better to do than watch and stir up a fight group of kids who flocked in numbers up to 30 - 40 whenever Police tried to arrest an individual. As expected these idiots grew their minerals when in the company of their 30 "mates" and had pops at the Officers. Mounted Police on horseback had to come in and split the crowd up who were making the situation worse. These incidents will never be avoided, as the majority of Wycombe cannot be trusted to walk on by and allow Officers room to work. They are the reason people need Policing in the first place, idiots who spoil family nights out in what should be a pleasant market town in Bucks.
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For sake of the rest of us - STAY AWAY - we don't need or want you at any child-oriented event or other celebration in Wycombe Town.
What a terrible , terrible shame at what is a family event for mostly young children. NOT for yobs of whatever background and wherever there are come from.
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And here , on this site , after this apparent sad incident we get the usual gloating snidey remarks from the usual suspects.
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May a horrible persistent painful life-long horrendous curse descend on the despicable heads and twisted minds of all those involved , including the moronic gloaters.
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And Long Live the Good People of this area. Nil desperundum !
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And BFP - I beg you to really fully check your facts this time on this incident- your off-the-cuff reporting in recent times is becoming questionable to say the least - that's only My humble opinion , of course.
pennman
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2:23pm Fri 20 Nov 09
J B Blackett
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2:24pm Fri 20 Nov 09
chris740 wrote:Did you mean "THE PIT IS". I don't understand what you are trying to say.
that's wycombe for you,
THE PIT'S
Plus ça change...
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2:29pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Wonderful for all the people get out and about now in the evenings in Wycombe.
Fantastic there are places to go and things to do now.
It used to be so quiet you could hear a pigeon burp.
We mustn't forget.
aspen g
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2:31pm Fri 20 Nov 09
May I suggest a trip to a few deprived areas of the UK.
To call an affluent town like High Wycombe 'the pits' suggests one may have ones blinkers on.
J B Blackett
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2:44pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Plus ça change... wrote:Nothing wrong with dodos ; the poor innocent tame creatures were killed off and made extinct on their island paradise by thoughtless selfish migrant members of our 'human' race.
Wycombe used to be as dead as a dodo.
Wonderful for all the people get out and about now in the evenings in Wycombe.
Fantastic there are places to go and things to do now.
It used to be so quiet you could hear a pigeon burp.
We mustn't forget.
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Now similar selfish stupid self-indulgent 'people' attending the Wycombe Switch-on are now trying to kill off what should be a community-wide celebratory and wonderful occasion.
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If you want (wild) life , check out what's crawling about in the underwear / vests of the lay-abouts and drinkers in the Church Yard or on the 'holy' untouchable-by-polic
e area next to the railway station.
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Nobody in Wycombe should need, want or even wish to see any nasty behaviour of this nature.
michael healy
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2:45pm Fri 20 Nov 09
The Kebab Man. Michael Healy
arewenearlythereyet?
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2:56pm Fri 20 Nov 09
McDonalds and burgers is getting dangerously close to hot dogs and then Ivor will have a field day saying that he was right that hot dogs are linked to violence!!!
Morag
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3:01pm Fri 20 Nov 09
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There is an interesting discussion going on about advertising at the moment in another blog on the site under "Bucks Bites". (And no, that is not a reference to fast food..!). Why don't you have a go at seeing if you can persuade the ladies to try one of your burgers, kebabs or hot dogs?
Let them know that advertising takes all forms..
frankbutcher
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4:41pm Fri 20 Nov 09
The DJ
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5:24pm Fri 20 Nov 09
frankbutcher wrote:Holmer Green Kebabs deliver :)
does anybody know where can i get a kebab from if i am ever in risborough?
J B Blackett
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5:39pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Morag wrote:I would have agreed with you , Morag , my pal from the past , and if you check out my post you will see I whole-heartedly supported the Kebab man in his apparently hard-fought battle with the WDC , Risboro residents or whoever.
Michael, while this incident is no laughing matter of course, I had to smile at your post! I think you are doing brilliantly at advertising your wares and making everyone aware of your predicament.
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There is an interesting discussion going on about advertising at the moment in another blog on the site under "Bucks Bites". (And no, that is not a reference to fast food..!). Why don't you have a go at seeing if you can persuade the ladies to try one of your burgers, kebabs or hot dogs?
Let them know that advertising takes all forms..
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BUT then I happened to come across the sorry news about the Castlefield allotments being vandalized by morons this week.
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Attached was a comment from a 'dennis healey , high wycombe' who appeared to show little sympathy for those allotment holders. In fact none at all ! In fact he appears to be asking the Council to throw them all off the site.
These hard-working people are also trying to carry out their harmless business of growing veg and flowers and other without any interference whatsoever anybody. And it's a really environmentally friendly and a very harmless sociable activity - the diametric opposite of what goes on in Yobland .
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michael healey , high wycombe : if you are being ironic , I missed the irony in your comment about the allotments and I apologize .
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Otherwise if you meant it , you can't have things both ways and wish ill of other victims of this society. The same rules and behaviour should apply to everyone.
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I think people should do as they would be done by , IMHO. What do you think Morag et al ?
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Regards
Lorrainej
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6:06pm Fri 20 Nov 09
The DJ wrote:To Risborough, thats good
frankbutcher wrote: does anybody know where can i get a kebab from if i am ever in risborough?Holmer Green Kebabs deliver :)
Morag
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6:45pm Fri 20 Nov 09
J B Blackett wrote:Hello, old friend!! I have now read the article about the allotments and it is a story very close to my heart. Not long after my Mum died, my elderly father was left living alone in a small village next to the pub. His large vegetable garden was his pride and joy and he tended the lovely flower beds my Mum had created. One evening I got the most terrible phone call from him – some yobs had set fire to his garden shed containing a lifetime of tools and equipment.
Morag wrote: Michael, while this incident is no laughing matter of course, I had to smile at your post! I think you are doing brilliantly at advertising your wares and making everyone aware of your predicament. ~ There is an interesting discussion going on about advertising at the moment in another blog on the site under "Bucks Bites". (And no, that is not a reference to fast food..!). Why don't you have a go at seeing if you can persuade the ladies to try one of your burgers, kebabs or hot dogs? Let them know that advertising takes all forms..I would have agreed with you , Morag , my pal from the past , and if you check out my post you will see I whole-heartedly supported the Kebab man in his apparently hard-fought battle with the WDC , Risboro residents or whoever. . BUT then I happened to come across the sorry news about the Castlefield allotments being vandalized by morons this week. . Attached was a comment from a 'dennis healey , high wycombe' who appeared to show little sympathy for those allotment holders. In fact none at all ! In fact he appears to be asking the Council to throw them all off the site. These hard-working people are also trying to carry out their harmless business of growing veg and flowers and other without any interference whatsoever anybody. And it's a really environmentally friendly and a very harmless sociable activity - the diametric opposite of what goes on in Yobland . . michael healey , high wycombe : if you are being ironic , I missed the irony in your comment about the allotments and I apologize . . Otherwise if you meant it , you can't have things both ways and wish ill of other victims of this society. The same rules and behaviour should apply to everyone. . I think people should do as they would be done by , IMHO. What do you think Morag et al ? . Regards
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The fire brigade had been called, causing great local excitement and I arrived to find all the yobs (yes, I think that term is justified) had turned out of the pub for the entertainment, to watch the fire, trampling the lovely garden and leaving it littered with glasses and bottles. I could go on…… but you get the picture and it still upsets me to this day. (But Dad lives very near to me now and has a thriving garden again)
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SO. .. I have read and re-read Michael Healy’s comments and I don’t think I need to tell you my opinion of him IF those comments are serious. Are they Mr. Healy, or was that an attempt at irony?
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If Mr. Healey did mean those comments I have lost all sympathy for him. He cannot expect support if he is trying to turn other peoples’ misery to his own advantage with no regard to their suffering. It may seem a trivial matter to some people but I know just how distressing it can be.
michael healy
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8:44pm Fri 20 Nov 09
Michael Healy- THE KEBAB MAN
WWW.KEBABS4U.CO.UK
Ivor the younger
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9:18pm Fri 20 Nov 09
faisal mahmood
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9:45pm Fri 20 Nov 09
J B Blackett
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10:16pm Fri 20 Nov 09
michael healy wrote:Thanks for that , Michael H the Kebab man. Now I understand the point you were making. I got hold of the wrong end of the stick (on the kebab perhaps).
the point i was trying to put across was WDC do as they please when it comes to planning applications about their own land or shall i say the tax payers land as afterall it is hard working people like myself and many others too that are being trodden upon when it comes to so called democracy! i do not wish for the allotments to close it was merley an example, sorry if i offended anyone.
Michael Healy- THE KEBAB MAN
WWW.KEBABS4U.CO.UK
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You have restore my faith in people. And I do feel really sorry and sympathize with those poor vandalized allotment holders
Also I get the feeling that WDC has various hidden agendas which normal folk have not access to. Some council politicians have an unproportionately undue influence on certain council decisions .
You may be a victim of this. The old saying "it's not what you know but who" may apply.
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This council appears to hell-bent on selling all the municipal silver off at the moment besides continually taking the side of big business (especially weathy ones)
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So your little enterprise has not the influence or weight that these types are interested in. It would have been interesting to know who it is who objects to your business and what their individual motives are.
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All I can say is you should persist with your efforts and don't forget (which I am sure you haven't) any publicity of whatever kind is good publicity. Keep at it and good luck.
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Regards
LOLoutloud
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1:49am Sat 21 Nov 09
it is quite clearly muslim kids that cause the trouble.
you won't see chinese/hindu/sikh kids causing trouble like this.
its only muslim kids with their gang mentality and racist views that cause the troubles around wycombe
678
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3:36pm Sat 21 Nov 09
J B Blackett
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4:30pm Sat 21 Nov 09
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It's the selfish interlopers, insurgents and outsiders, disrespectful and mischief-makers that cause trouble. Let's hope they stay away and do not attend this peaceful community event.
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Regards
678
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4:46pm Sat 21 Nov 09
Morag
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5:41pm Sat 21 Nov 09
michael healy wrote:Thank you Michael for your explanation. Glad to hear that you support the allotment holders!
the point i was trying to put across was WDC do as they please when it comes to planning applications about their own land or shall i say the tax payers land as afterall it is hard working people like myself and many others too that are being trodden upon when it comes to so called democracy! i do not wish for the allotments to close it was merley an example, sorry if i offended anyone. Michael Healy- THE KEBAB MAN WWW.KEBABS4U.CO.UK
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So as I said before, keep up the publicity and well done! Good luck with your business.
Ivor the younger
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8:40pm Sat 21 Nov 09
faisal mahmood wrote:Is there anything nice in Wycombe?
not nice for wycombe
J B Blackett
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12:21am Sun 22 Nov 09
Ivor the younger wrote:Thank you for that witty constructive and such a pithy incisive observation.
faisal mahmood wrote:Is there anything nice in Wycombe?
not nice for wycombe
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The world really is in need of the sort of philanthropic deep thinking and outlook that you have displayed on this site recently.
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How Do You Do It ?
demoness
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8:48am Sun 22 Nov 09
Ivor the younger wrote:If you hate it so much, sod off. :)
faisal mahmood wrote: not nice for wycombeIs there anything nice in Wycombe?
BananaHead
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9:51am Mon 23 Nov 09
I would just like to say that they did help. Eggs in the face they got. Maybe they should actually get some recognition.
J B Blackett
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1:30pm Mon 23 Nov 09
BananaHead wrote:Well I would like to say 'Thank you' to those stewards for their efforts in what appeared to be a difficult and thankless task.
"Wycombe Wanderers stewards are believed to have helped police restrain the crowds."
I would just like to say that they did help. Eggs in the face they got. Maybe they should actually get some recognition.
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And also it's a pity it was necessary. There are some really nasty people about at the moment that mean ordinary folk harm and go around looking for trouble.
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The opposite of what a child's Christmas should be all about.
aspen g
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3:39pm Mon 23 Nov 09
1:49am Sat 21 Nov 09
why is everyone saying asian lads?
it is quite clearly muslim kids that cause the trouble.
you won't see chinese/hindu/sikh kids causing trouble like this.
its only muslim kids with their gang mentality and racist views that cause the troubles around wycombe
Loloutloud - get over yourself with YOUR racist mentality. Kids of all faiths and cultures have the ability to cause trouble... You are just using this to do a bit of Muslim Bashing... very poor behaviour....
Angel2
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8:15am Sat 28 Nov 09
DeepThinker says...
10:27am Fri 20 Nov 09