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Signs may warn of air ambulance
1:48pm Friday 8th August 2008
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SIGNS may be put up around the landing site of Hampshire's air ambulance warning children of the dangers they face if they refuse to move out of its way.
As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, youngsters are accused of putting lives at risk by refusing to get out of the way of the air ambulance when it tries to land at a Southampton recreation ground.
The Lordshill ground is the closest site that can accommodate the helicopter that brings critically ill patients to Southampton General Hospital.
Pilots and paramedics have faced a barrage of abuse when they have asked the children to get out of the way, and have had taunts of "Are you going to make us?"
Air ambulance staff are now warning that lives could be lost as some landings have been delayed by up to half an hour while people on the ground, including paramedics in waiting ambulances, battle to clear the area.
City councillor Jeremy Moulton said: "Putting signs up and talking to parents are good ideas that we can look into, I amsure the council has a role to play in this. It is an issue of safety not only for the patients on the air ambulance but also those on the ground."
Labour ward councillor for the area, Don Thomas, said there needed to be more awareness in the local community and suggested letters be sent out to the community.
He said: "Of course I'm concerned and we don't want a tragedy to happen before something is done.
"I certainly won't condemn kids for playing in an area that was made for them. That said, there has to be some responsibility as and when the air ambulance needs to land.
"I'm desperate for young people to have somewhere to go and also desperate for the air ambulance to have somewhere to land that's close to the hospital.
"Young kids need to be educated and that can happen through schools and parents and maybe a letter to local residents telling them that from time to time the air ambulance will need to land there and they have to give way."
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Gordon Bennett, says...
1:54pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Beyond Belief, says...
2:14pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Reality check, The Real World says...
2:25pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Signwriter, says...
2:33pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Keep away from dem choppers rite.
Innit.
Fed Up, Southampton says...
2:39pm Fri 8 Aug 08
soton resident, soton says...
2:52pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Reality, hants says...
3:07pm Fri 8 Aug 08
soton resident wrote:Probably the best idea so far. Althought the idea of just landing on the thick idiots appeals to most.
how about community support/warden officer with camera's to film and shame via tv local news and daily echo
Lordshill Madems!, Blud! says...
3:18pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Blud Out!
George, says...
3:24pm Fri 8 Aug 08
soton resident wrote:One flaw with that: the word 'shame' is meaningless to these cretins. You're talking about people who are proud of criminal records and the like.
how about community support/warden officer with camera's to film and shame via tv local news and daily echo
Harsh, but Fair says...
3:27pm Fri 8 Aug 08
soton resident wrote:They will probably get a kick out of that and post it on YouTube to show their mates.
how about community support/warden officer with camera's to film and shame via tv local news and daily echo
Best option to put up signs warning off danger then just land regardless, after all an ambulance will already be on its way to the General so it will not cost us any extra to drop them off at the mortuary.
Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
3:28pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Then fire up the blades and we have less vermin sc*m
c, says...
4:04pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Lowe and behold wrote:Ha Ha Ha Ha thats so funny.
How about all benefit flea bitten vermin please make your way to the chopper free hand outs being given.
Then fire up the blades and we have less vermin sc*m
Anon, Southampton says...
4:29pm Fri 8 Aug 08
They clearly don't deserve to be looked after by our social security system and don't respect society.
Wewullywinky, says...
4:39pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Air Gunner, Soton says...
5:34pm Fri 8 Aug 08
paul b, says...
6:27pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Im Fooking sick of the ruling underclasses
boatman, lordshill says...
7:10pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Merckxy wrote:Very good, who did you get to write it for you ?
What do they expect in Lordshill people with intelligence???
Cllr Don Thomas, Coxford says...
7:21pm Fri 8 Aug 08
IT IS A RECREATION GROUND THAT'S WHERE CHILDREN ARE SURPOSE TO GO now if it was Eastleigh Airport.
Cllr Dick Head, says...
7:25pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Cllr Don Thomas wrote:Recreation grounds were designed for kids to interfere with ambulances? Since when?
I've no doubt I'm going to regret this,with the comments so far? but here goes.
IT IS A RECREATION GROUND THAT'S WHERE CHILDREN ARE SURPOSE TO GO now if it was Eastleigh Airport.
Derek, Dibden Purlieu says...
7:31pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Cllr Don Thomas wrote:Comments like this only encourage the appalling behaviour of these single cell low lifes. I expect their parents are your electorate and you reside amongst them so you can only condone them if you want to stay on the gravy train.
I've no doubt I'm going to regret this,with the comments so far? but here goes.
IT IS A RECREATION GROUND THAT'S WHERE CHILDREN ARE SURPOSE TO GO now if it was Eastleigh Airport.
Gordon Bennett, says...
7:37pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Cllr Don Thomas wrote:I don't think anyone begrudges them playing there, but one would hope that they would have enough sense to avoid a sodding helicopter.
I've no doubt I'm going to regret this,with the comments so far? but here goes.
IT IS A RECREATION GROUND THAT'S WHERE CHILDREN ARE SURPOSE TO GO now if it was Eastleigh Airport.
Cllr Don Thomas, Coxford says...
7:40pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Donald Hedges, Southampton says...
7:52pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Robert, says...
7:57pm Fri 8 Aug 08
The kids would get a scare (much needed) but that's all. Even their baseball caps might stay on.
Thinking that all their clothes would get blown off- now THAT would be a deterrent! Or how about a strip search in front of all the surrounding crowd?
Robert, says...
8:02pm Fri 8 Aug 08
He's a pillock of the establishment.
Bus Driver, Southampton says...
10:16pm Fri 8 Aug 08
ana, southampton says...
1:48am Sat 9 Aug 08
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Merckxy, Eastleigh says...
1:53pm Fri 8 Aug 08