Operation Fruition hits the streets of Glastonbury
By glastopeep | Saturday, January 29, 2011, 00:32
Avon and Somerset Police have recently undertaken a new Operation, named Fruition in order to tackle antisocial behaviour in Glastonbury. The aim is to tackle anti-social behaviour as and when it happens and prevent it from continuing or escalating.
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Glastonbury market place we have you surrounded
Glastonbury has long suffered from anti-social behaviour problems which seem to manifest themselves in several key areas, for example the Tor sports area, the Market Cross, Benedict Street and Northload Street, particularly at the weekends, so alongside evidence being gathered by CCTV, the police are stepping up their patrols around the town with particular attention being paid to these hotspots and are charging people and handing out on the spot fines to those who commit offences.
One of the major problem areas that has long been a cause for concern in Glastonbury is that of the consumption of alcohol on the town’s streets, which is off-putting for tourists and a nuisance for the inhabitants of the town, and as a result stores that sell super strength lager and cider, have been asked to co-operate in marking the cans they sell with a permanent marker that will show from where alcohol is being purchased, as it appears that in particular the street drinkers buy alcohol very early on and are already intoxicated at the beginning of the day.
A Community Contact vehicle is also being parked in town, so that concerned residents of the town can stop by and discuss the issues with the police.
Have you noticed the increase police presence on the streets of Glastonbury in the past few weeks? If so do you think it is having a positive effect. Let us know below.
Comments
I'm currently living in Fareham, in Hampshire, and this is considered a low crime area. However, just as with anywhere, there are 'bad elements'. Being between Southampton & Fareham means that we see ourselves as less hassled by crime, but it is still there.
This is just because a town is made up of a cross-section of society. Yes, Glastonbury does have many more people who live an alternate lifestyle, but this does not mean anythng at all.
I just see Operation Fruition as an aattempt to nip things in the bud, whihc is the best way to deal with it. Just because the operation is taking place, does not mean that there is a sudden crimewave in the town.
By JoeJenkins at 10:31 on 25/04/11
ReportI'm just happy that the need for safety in our streets is being recognised. :)
By MrMinder at 16:53 on 07/02/11
ReportThat comment is just intended to be defamatory, and in any case makes no sense.
"What do you expect in Glastonbury" implies that there is some mysterious anterior reason why we should expect bad behaviour. But this reason isn't given.
The whole question of "bad behaviour" is more complex anyway. Everywhere gets "bad behaviour." I think in Glastonbury there's more of a sense that people with problems are nevertheless *our* people, whoever they are, and that they're deserving of our understanding, not always automatically of condemnation and nothing else. It's apparently OK for people to overuse alcohol in their homes, but when we see it happening on the street, apparently it's *those* people who are particularly at fault. Twaddle.
"It attracted the lowlife for some years now." is just plain snide. Did it? Glastonbury has also attracted many creative, talented people, with a lot more to give than petty insults.
It's a great town, with a great community, and for the most part it's happily free of this low, gratuitously prejudiced sentiment.
By MagicWaves at 10:30 on 29/01/11
Reportwhat do you expect in Glastonbury. It attracted the lowlife for some years now.
By ucanseetheend at 02:17 on 29/01/11
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