ATV Today: 14.07.1977: Birmingham teenagers occupy empty shop

Summary

Birmingham teenagers occupy empty shop in Selly Oak to start up a youth club aimed at keeping fellow juvenile delinquents off the streets.

Year:

1977

Duration:

0:02:14

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views of teenagers converting shop into youth club. Brian MacLaurin interview the two group leaders, Tommy Whelan and Eddie Short, about their unorthodox solution to the problem of teenagers not having anywhere to go and the problems created by unemployment. They talk about the crime problem in Selly Oak which they think caused be solved with a youth club.


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