£500 fucking quid.The parents of three teenagers who deliberately trashed a model railway exhibition worth £30,000 have been ordered to pay compensation.
The Market Deeping Model Railway Club display was damaged at Welland Academy in Stamford, Lincolnshire, on 18 May.
The boys, and a fourth defendant, shared a bottle of vodka as part of a "pre-exam night out" before going on a "rampage", a court heard.
Lincoln Youth Court heard the youths had deliberately pushed tables over.
The four 16-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted criminal damage.
Three of them were handed 12-month referral orders and their parents were also ordered to pay £500 in compensation.
A fourth boy was told he would be sentenced on 2 September.
More than £107,000, including a £10,000 donation from model rail enthusiast Sir Rod Stewart, has been raised in a crowdfunding appeal to repair the exhibitions.
Their actions have caused lasting damage to people so why shouldn't their financial punishment be lasting too?£500 between 3 of them doesn't seem much, but I don't know what the maximum fine allowed under law would be.
Do the parents have much money, are they on benefits. It would be pointless imposing a bigger fine if they have no money
and the boys now have a criminal record.
Doesn't appear fair, but, our judgement may be clouded by emotions!
£500 between 3 of them doesn't seem much, but I don't know what the maximum fine allowed under law would be.
Do the parents have much money, are they on benefits. It would be pointless imposing a bigger fine if they have no money
and the boys now have a criminal record.
Doesn't appear fair, but, our judgement may be clouded by emotions!
Good for them.I noticed this part "The "enormous" amount of money raised would go to a charitable trust that is in the process of being set up, Mr Davies revealed."
And "One of its objectives will be to establish youth projects. By October we could see 60 young people involved in modelling projects they would never have done before," he said. "Peter Davies, chairman of the Market Deeping Model Railway club, said he was glad due process had been followed but it was "right they [the teenagers] make the best use of their future".
Looks like the people who are the victims may see the destruction these boys have caused as a symptom of some wider issues and aren't so quick to write them off?
Is there a site, or existing site with a tool I can't find on the main page that can tell me all the stations I can get to directly, from a particular station, that takes all train operators into consideration? I don't really want to go through numerous train operators time tables!
Missed this, sorry
try the network rail journey planner
Your UK Train Journey Planner - National Rail Enquiries
Get yer tickets now and support the Festiniog Railway. Steampipes is on at The Musical Museum Tickets Alert: Silent era railway films with live musical accompaniment
She is beautiful. I went on her earlier this year!
When up close and personal, they feel like they have personalities, living, breathing powerful beasts.
My (our) worry is younger generations coming through to help with their preservation Etc.
We have a hand picked team of saddo ex railway types going for the matinee , with some refreshments somewhere afterwards. Highly reccommended , and the continuation of the event is a marvel of doggedness and dedication.
Went along to MOSI to see the Rocket today. Interesting to see it - but only on display for another couple of days before its shipped to the national railway museum (I think).
I did make that sort of comment to the museum attendant who was doing a talk about it. Along with talking about the Stockton-Darlington Railway compared to the Manchester-Liverpool one. I don't know if the original engine for the S-D RW still exists though - might do somewhere I suppose.unless northern rail borrow it so they have something better than a pacer...
Competitive model railway coming to a screen near you soon. A step too far, a bit to desperate?
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Channel 5