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what happened in the second series |
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Our second series of SOUTHWARK HOUR carried straight on from the first. The first and second programmes in this second series have linked to a major educational DVD project, produced by Community TV Trust, about Knife Crime and its devastating impact on victims, the families of victims and on the perpetrators themselves. The third edition invited young people to air their views about issues and local life - young people from Gloucester Primary School, young Somalis at Lilian Baylis Technology School, and students from the Willowbank PRU. The series has developed a good relationship with Peckham's Secondary Pupil Referral Unit, Willowbank. It was in this third edition that the boys voiced their belief that police were actually ignorant of what life on the estates - in the ghetto - was really like. Chris Haydon decided to invite a senior Scotland Yard policement to come and take up this challenge, and to be filmed for the next edition. This invitation was accepted and November 2005's edition, Programme 4 in Series Two, brought the Willowbank PRU boys together with Brian Paddick, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. They toured a rundown Peckham estate so that the DAC could see for himself how the boys and their families live. Everyone then returned to the PRU to eat, drink and reflect on how relations between the police and young black males could be improved. DAC Paddick confessed that he had been afraid of Peckham despite having worked in Brixton on three occasions in his career. Interestingly none of the boys voiced or betrayed deep animosity towards the Police or this policeman in particular. Their real concern lay with finding a job and a route to money, to dress according to expectation and to avoid bullying. At least two indicated that they would consider a career in the Police and one or two were understanding of the unpopular Stop and Search strategy, even though they did not like it. Opinion was divided on this subject and one of the five boys was passionate about ending the strategy. Programme 5 of Series Two rounds off 2005 by celebrating filmmaking as well as glancing back at the Southwark Hour Southwark Year. YAM, the local group of filmmakers, showed examples of their work which address issues of citizenship and nationality as well as homelessness. Special Skills teacher Phyllis Gregory came and talked about her award winning work at Lilian Baylis Technology School. News too of what Programme 4's excellent encounter between 'top cop' DAC Paddick and the Willowbank Boys has led to ... a formal visit to Scotland Yard to discuss possible new policing methods that DAC Paddick has in mind. Community TV Trust who produced the two series in 2005 are looking for a sponsor to support this work in 2006. The Community Channel are currently revising their working methods and negotiations lie ahead. |
 3 part cap480.jpg) Series 2 and the young Southwark
3 Ali,Sudi320.jpg) Ali and Sudi get positive
 DAC Paddick was afraid of Peckham
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