Anger after thieves target Abbeyview centre
Graham Gibson • Published 13 Apr 2012 06:10
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THE people of Abbeyview have been left "outraged" after callous thieves ransacked the area's new £10,000 youth support project.
Devastated organisers of the Abbeyview Project, located in Allan Crescent, have had to cancel plans to launch a new evening service for kids this week after the robbers struck.
The thieves made off with two wide screen televisions, an X-Box and Kinect, as well as smashing a hole through an internal wall.
Centre manager Jackie Walls said, "We have had to cancel the launch opening for kids. It's had a huge impact on the project, the staff and the community as well.
"The community are outraged and the amount of support we've had has been unbelievable.
"We have no idea who or why people would do this. We're trying to help people and then somebody does something like this. It beggars belief."
The project, which received a £10,000 Big Lottery Fund grant, provides training, advice and support to help local people into work, and is particularly aimed at young people.
Staff assist with CVs, application forms and interview skills, and the centre provides stationery, stamps and newspapers, as well as twice-weekly visits by Carnegie College to deliver educational skills.
Jackie continued, "We've got to soldier on as there's a desperate need for what we're doing. We have tried to organise a football team and the amount of kids that we've had turn up to be part of the team has been unbelievable.
"We are trying to break down barriers and the emotional impact this break-in has had on the football team was incredible. It really did knock them for six as we did not expect this.
"The amount of people we're helping with CVs is huge. We helped one 16-year-old girl get the nursery job she wanted to do and the training she needed.
"We've only been open nine weeks and for this to happen has been terrible. We hope to relaunch within the next few months once we get the place secure but we're probably talking about the summer holidays now."
Fife police confirmed they were investigating.
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Apr 13, 09:29
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ProfessorLayton
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Apr 13, 09:43
Report commentHopefully the Police will throw some serious resource at finding the scum who did this. I honestly struggle to get my head around how low some people will stoop.
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ItsErnie
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Apr 15, 16:46
Report commentNo doubt councillor Douglas Chapman will consider this just another minor event since Fife is no worse than any other area for vandalism.
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jollymolly
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Apr 18, 23:14
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redrobin
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Apr 19, 20:19
Report commentjollymolly it will never change if people like you don't have the common sense to do something about it rather than post inane comments
r u sure its folk from abbey view that are the problem met some great guys and gals up there recently..
mirror mirror on the wall etc etc
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redrobin
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Apr 19, 20:50
Report commentincidently Abbey View is not an area it's a street.
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kaka30
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Apr 20, 07:09
Report commentThere are people out there with no respect for anybody, regardless of age, sex or circumstances.
This Centre provides a great service to the young people of the area & this is the last thing they needed, especially when it is so difficult to secure funding these days.
Lets hope that the Police can catch these thieves & the Courts can somehow make them see the damage they are doing not just to property but also to peoples lives.
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redrobin
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Apr 20, 08:36
Report commentCould not agree more kaka30!
However will the courts do very much...a slap on the wrist perhaps?
make the culprits really pay for their wrongdoing!
Yeah the goodie two shoes will say the culprits need help rather than punishment!
Not in my book!!!
Aaagh!!!!
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midge1
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Apr 22, 00:05
Report commentgod help us folks working hard to give kids something to make them feel folks care,and braindead morons STEAL it from them. SHAME ON THE SCUM hope thier booze and drugs are lined with arsonic they are a waste of space
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redrobin
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Apr 24, 14:28
Report commentmidget..ur comments will do nothing....u seem to know everthing about it?...tell u what .....meet me in Manhattan aka Dunfermline.... problem areas in Dunfermline?..Glasgow Liverpool etc etc who caused it? people like u!!! who will change it?...
people like me and my sons!!!!
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midge1
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Apr 24, 21:25
Report commentgood for you redrobin,if you feel you and your sons can clear things up within the law, then you may be missing your vocation in life
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redrobin
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Apr 25, 12:56
Report commentmidge1
You know you are welcome to help me as well.
take care
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