Urban Grimshaw & The Annoying Snobs
Just finished reading Urban Grimshaw & the Shed Crew , by Bernard Hale, which was written in 2006 and covers the years 1996 and 1997. The book is an account of Hale's experiences with a gang of young delinquents based in East End Park, Leeds. It's a very interesting piece of social history, and relevant not only to its age but to right now. Last week a 15 year old from Leeds was sentenced to 4 years' detention after stealing a car, driving it at 90 mph and crashing it into a tree causing 5 deaths, including 2 young brothers. Try Google Mapping Glensdale Terrace and prepare to be surprised to see terraces with few or no cars parked on the street. There are very few cars for two reasons; one is that the people who live there can't afford them and the other is that anyone mad enough to leave a car there would be unlikely to ever see it again. A lot of the houses have an addition which I have never seen anywhere else but is very common in Leeds: metal grilles over t...