It is clear from talking to Romsey residents that the council is failing to provide enough activities for young people of all ages. Romsey Mill and the Ross street community centre have some organised activities and these are invaluable resources. However Teenagers and younger children need to have sports and social activates that are properly funded and organised.

Many parents seem to be willing to put some time into supporting these activities but the drive must come from council funding in order to provide the infrastructure and equipment. Supervised tournaments, discos, film screenings and other community based activities would be a progressive way of keeping young people active and supporting the communities educational needs.
Park keepers are now seen as a thing of the past. They were the victims of cut backs. We need new council employees who can supervise our open spaces so they are safe for everyone and so the community can get the maximum use out of them. The council now employs liaison officers to check on young people with ASBO's it would be more progressive to employ these people to run activities so that our youths do not get victimised for having nothing to do.

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