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The community living on the river near Avon Valley Country Park, between Salford

& Keynsham, have experienced some thefts lately - a group of 3-4 kids around 16-19

years old have been seen in inflatable dingies on the river on three seperate

occassions:

 

1) Stealing two white rowing boats belonging to Avon Valley Country Park (marked

no.1 and no.15 at the stern)

 

2) Stealing paddles/oars from a residents property

 

3) Stealing a black 16ft Canadian Canoe from a residents property (pyrhana with wooden seats & yoke, with several repairs & new but tatty black gel-coat)

 

The Lock Keeper Inn at Keynsham (1/2 a mile downstream) have also had problems,

a fisherman was robbed and one bar-staff had a bicycle stolen, though we can't

be sure it's the same group.

 

If anyone has seen them or knows the whereabouts of the rowing boats or canoe,

please do get in touch - PM or call me zero-seven-81 0 543 858.

 

Equally - if you see any of these items for sale anywhere, particularly car-boot

sales, please feel free to contact me on zero-seven-81 0 543 858. I can identify the

canoe (it used to be mine) and should be able to spot the rowing boats (white,

quite square in shape, made from fibreglass).

 

Many thanks

Gez

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About a month ago there was a attempted theft in Bristol marina, sounds like similar bunch. they entered marina on an inflatable and it appears they tried to steal outboards. Described as late teens, but don't know any further info, was just in for diesel. I'll keep eyes peeled.

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Many thanks guys.

 

The canoe has been found! It seems they left it in the river and it made it's own way down Keynsham weir, on to Hanham and picked up by one of the boatie network who was looking out for it.

 

If there's any more sighitings or incidents, please do let me/the forum know.

 

Gez

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The community living on the river near Avon Valley Country Park, between Salford

& Keynsham, have experienced some thefts lately - a group of 3-4 kids around 16-19

years old have been seen in inflatable dingies on the river on three seperate

occassions:

 

1) Stealing two white rowing boats belonging to Avon Valley Country Park (marked

no.1 and no.15 at the stern)

 

2) Stealing paddles/oars from a residents property

 

3) Stealing a black 16ft Canadian Canoe from a residents property (pyrhana with wooden seats & yoke, with several repairs & new but tatty black gel-coat)

 

The Lock Keeper Inn at Keynsham (1/2 a mile downstream) have also had problems,

a fisherman was robbed and one bar-staff had a bicycle stolen, though we can't

be sure it's the same group.

 

If anyone has seen them or knows the whereabouts of the rowing boats or canoe,

please do get in touch - PM or call me zero-seven-81 0 543 858.

 

Equally - if you see any of these items for sale anywhere, particularly car-boot

sales, please feel free to contact me on zero-seven-81 0 543 858. I can identify the

canoe (it used to be mine) and should be able to spot the rowing boats (white,

quite square in shape, made from fibreglass).

 

Many thanks

Gez

 

Sorry I don't understand your post what is a Pikey Kids? can see no reference to that word in your full post?

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Sorry I don't understand your post what is a Pikey Kids? can see no reference to that word in your full post?
I have read this thread again and for the life of me can't see a reference to pikey kids. Whatever they may be. I think i know but not sure, so won't comment.

 

Is someone stirring it up?

 

Martyn

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Wikipedia:

 

Pikey is a pejorative slang term used mainly in the United Kingdom[1][2] to refer to Irish Travellers, gypsies or people of low social class.

 

i'm out of here ...

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I have read this thread again and for the life of me can't see a reference to pikey kids. Whatever they may be. I think i know but not sure, so won't comment.

 

Is someone stirring it up?

 

Martyn

Try looking at the second part of the thread title.

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Wikipedia:

 

Pikey is a pejorative slang term used mainly in the United Kingdom[1][2] to refer to Irish Travellers, gypsies or people of low social class.

 

i'm out of here ...

 

Thank you for that. Not very good at English at present I thought is was a racist term.

Would like to know where the evidence is that this stuff was stolen by Irish Travellers, gypsies or people of a lower social class (whatever that is) or if this is some sort of stereotyping. As I live on a boat and travel around and have some Irish Blood on my fathers side better warn my children that they might well be suspects in some thefts on The River Avon.

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Wikipedia:

 

Pikey is a pejorative slang term used mainly in the United Kingdom[1][2] to refer to Irish Travellers, gypsies or people of low social class.

 

i'm out of here ...

I'm an irish livaboard.... can I call myself a Pikey?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plenty of popcorn to go round...

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Try looking at the second part of the thread title.
Oh I see now. Would you believe I used to proof read contracts? Silly me. Doh!

 

Does that mean that travelers have goats that have their young with them?

 

 

Martyn

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The community living on the river near Avon Valley Country Park, between Salford

& Keynsham, have experienced some thefts lately - a group of 3-4 kids around 16-19

years old have been seen in inflatable dingies on the river on three seperate

occassions:

 

1) Stealing two white rowing boats belonging to Avon Valley Country Park (marked

no.1 and no.15 at the stern)

 

2) Stealing paddles/oars from a residents property

 

3) Stealing a black 16ft Canadian Canoe from a residents property (pyrhana with wooden seats & yoke, with several repairs & new but tatty black gel-coat)

 

The Lock Keeper Inn at Keynsham (1/2 a mile downstream) have also had problems,

a fisherman was robbed and one bar-staff had a bicycle stolen, though we can't

be sure it's the same group.

 

If anyone has seen them or knows the whereabouts of the rowing boats or canoe,

please do get in touch - PM or call me zero-seven-81 0 543 858.

 

Equally - if you see any of these items for sale anywhere, particularly car-boot

sales, please feel free to contact me on zero-seven-81 0 543 858. I can identify the

canoe (it used to be mine) and should be able to spot the rowing boats (white,

quite square in shape, made from fibreglass).

 

Many thanks

Gez

pikey

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perhaps we could all agree on a pc name? Scumbags?

Maybe a list of unacceptable words would make a good topic

Sue

Why do we need to call them names at all? Are the facts not sufficient?

 

packie

Troll.

 

 

Troll who can't spell.

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packie

 

 

Very nice of you to join this forum and enlighten us with your wit and humour, i can think of a few words i would like to call your good self, do you think it appropriate to put such comments on here?

 

MODS why do you not block this person from posting such racist comments

 

Nik

 

Get a life you Bafoon

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Very nice of you to join this forum and enlighten us with your wit and humour, i can think of a few words i would like to call your good self, do you think it appropriate to put such comments on here?

 

MODS why do you not block this person from posting such racist comments

 

Nik

 

Get a life you Bafoon

so pikeys ok then

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