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Have Your Say....
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008
You talk about Touchwood as if it is just another shopping centre but it is
a way of life for a lot of us. It pays the bills, feeds our children, and
provide us with many friends. We work extremely hard to provide the service
to you. We do this most days not because we get paid but because we care. We
don't want a thank you. What most of you don't see is the hard work that
goes on behind the grey doors. Trust me when i say it is hard we are
fighting a war on two fronts must days with the criminals trying to rob you
and Touchwood and with managers that have no idea how to treat you as a
human or have total disregard for your safety and the people who visit.
An Employee
Posted
Monday, May 19, 2008
I love Solihull. Go nearly every weekend with my friends, has every shop i
want. Although i do think that a Primark and a Newlook definitely needs to
be built. It would attract so many more people.
Rose
Posted Monday, March 24, 2008
Well all the people moaning about Touchwood shopping centre, should go
to Bullring and see what chaos and teenagers do there. At least we have
security here, in bull ring there is only thugs and thieves. If you don't
like touchwood stick to other centres.
Ash
Posted Monday, February 18, 2008
The security guards need to back off, and maybe smile once in a while
because if your not doing anything wrong why should they keep following
you..
Theresa
Posted Monday, February 4, 2008
Hi Guy, Thanks for the Reviews :)
Reading all the comments by our youth and concerned parents i have decided
to give everyone an explanation about our conduct and methods and also why
we discourage youth from hanging around the centres :) to start with i have
no problem with teenagers hanging around and waiting for friends but this is
not always the case 9 out of 10 times they are hanging around in large
groups and are either play fighting and bumping and disturbing other users
whistling at women dressed to go out prob twice there age and in some cases
young girls and boys binge drinking and using drugs in the centre on top of
that we have many problems with gangs of teenagers coming round from areas
like spark hill and other surrounding areas to look for fights and on many
occasion these have taken place in and around the centre which i and my
colleagues on many occasions have risked our lives to brake up and weapons
have been seized and arrests have been made .... due to all these incidents
all together we discourage large groups and 9 out of 10 times we ask you all
to split up or not to mess around so you don't hurt your selves by play
fighting coz i have seen these play fights become serious :) the other thing
is boys and girls you are all welcome to come use our centre but please do
not in anyway disrespect us and you will find we are in no way bad Doormen
and are only here to protect you and others from harm not here to bully you
in to leaving and in cases we have asked or assisted you to leave it is if
we fear for your safety and others or if one of you has been disrespectful
to the door staff ....ok now for the night life in touchwood as many have
maybe already noticed over the past 2 years it has become very peaceful and
less aggressive as we have cleaned up most of the trouble makers and have
made them realise that trouble and violence is not tolerated in any way , we
work very close with CPSO's and the local Police and in the past made many
arrests and cleared it completely making it a much safer and enjoyable
environment Now for our customers of all age groups ..... i hope this
explains all teenagers and parents why we do what we do if there is any
problem in touchwood we are here to help so please let us know because if we
don't know we cant solve so please do not hesitate in contacting us either
in the centre or on here or even on my email add which is
cage.warrior@hotmail.com :)
Security
Posted Monday, December 10, 2007
I do have fun but at the same time i'm always being watched, and the old
people NEED to back off the teenagers and we will back off you. your meant
to, "set an example" as my parents always say the older and more, "reasonable"
should do. but if you cant do that then you have no brains. :)
Kat
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007
Excuse me there are 2 colleges and at least 6 senior schools in that
area that i know of so of course there are going to be children there. It is
also a nice place to go to spend some time just hanging around we do not
pose a threat to anybody we have money to spend and we should be able to
spend our time in touchwood if we feel like it. show us some respect we
deserve to be there as much as older people
Mica
Posted Monday, November 12, 2007
I live very close to Touchwood and it's great for just popping in to get
something you need and going out again. Touchwood is always packed with
teenagers, but Mel Square is perfect to just go around quickly and grab what
you want.
Pete
Posted Monday, November 5, 2007
I am shaken following a fire evacuation at Touchwood today. The staff
were clueless and it was chaos. We had a buggy and were directed down a
corridor. There were people in wheelchairs and when we got to the end of
the corridor we were faced with a flight of stairs and a locked door.
The incompetence and ineffective fire procedures could have resulted in a
serious incident as there was no way the disabled people with us would have
got down the stairs.
I am shocked that such a high profile centre could be so incompetent and we
were very frightened.
We made a complaint and were told that there aren't enough staff to
effectively fire marshall the centre. This just isn't good enough.
Rebecca Clarke
Posted Monday, September 17, 2007
Touchwood is a nice place to shop but them security guards r idiots
sorry to say it but they need a LIFE!!! telling evry1 to move on u never see
that in bullring. id love to slap them 1 lol byee
Moe
Posted Thursday, August 9, 2007
hi there im doing a few articles for Solihull News and i would jus like
to know whether anybody has any further comments on the points about kids
reverting to Touchwood as a "chill out@ zone because they have no-where else
to go. Does anybody want to discuss the lack of youth clubs and their
thoughts on how that it is effecting Touchwood and allow me to quote them in
the article. It would great if anybody can get back to me. thank you
Bhav
Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007
I am a mother of teenage girls, living in Solihull. My younger daughter
does spend a fair bit of time there because they LIKE it and they feel SAFE.
Oh, and she does spend a fair bit of money, mine and hers,
there.....clothes, make-up, restaurants and cinema. These teenagers are not
just future shoppers but current shoppers and should be treated with
respect. As I waited for a later cinema time I watched as my daughter was
asked by a security guard to empty her coat pockets just because she was
sitting there with her older sister as my husband and I walked around the
shops. She was smartly dressed and turned out, and I was disgusted as I felt
she was being harassed for being young.
Jane
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007
Touchwood unfortunately is being destroyed by its own ridiculous parking
situation, already at Night and on Fridays and Saturdays, it is obvious that
there is too few parking spaces, long queues of traffic polluting the
atmosphere outside the Moat House Hotel all waiting to go into the main
touchwood car park where there are more handicap spaces than there are
handicap people in the West Midlands, it would take every disabled person in
the Midlands to come to Solihull at exactly the same moment to fill even
halve the spaces. Then to add insult to injury Touchwood car park leaps up
in price, way above other Solihull car parks!! And then the icing on the
cake, they remove another 20 spaces to get a "Car Valeting" service into the
car park, Touchwood is now just a big cash cow, little consideration is
given to the Solihull shopper or resident, shops are closing down all the
time in there and now only the richest chain of shops can survive. Its a
shame, I used to think Birmingham was a nightmare to go shopping, but with a
much better variety of shops and easier parking it is now becoming the
easier of the 2 to visit!
Mark Cottrill
Wanted: Car Spaces
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Iwould like to see a tattoo shop in Solihull Touchwood. i think it would
be great
Sarah e
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2007
A a Belgian I'm used to teenagers hanging in shopping malls. In the
Brussels and Walloon area you will find a lot of security personnel because
these youngsters are bored and want to do anything to boost their street
cred. In the Flemish areas the shopping malls have a few places where these
kids can go and hang out (and where hanging out hardly costs anything
because they don't have money to spend).
I can only agree with the statements that in order to avoid teenagers
hanging around you should
a. make sure they are at school, and
b. give them a bit their own place.
Midrac
Posted Monday, April 30, 2007
hello us teenagers do get treated as if we are bad when we go in
shops we get watched every step we make in case we try to shop lift
ITS PATHETIC do something about this before people go somewhere else
JakieBoy
Posted Monday, March 12, 2007
Touchwood is a lovely shopping centre, but i must agree that
teenagers are treated like scum by some people. There has never been
anything for them to do around Solihull and the majority of them are not
causing trouble. Its just a shame that the few that do cause trouble give
the rest of the teenagers a bad name!!
Lisa
Posted Monday, February 19, 2007
Has any one ever fallen over the raised platform in in Touchwood
Cinema screen 6. I fell over it and have broken my foot. I would be
interested to see if any one else has fallen over it in the dark.
Sheila
Posted Monday, January 1, 2007
I
see too many negative comments about teenagers and just couldn't help myself
but write these lines. I am Dave, a Yankee from Colorado and been in
Solihull for the last six years. I've been a scout leader for a while and
know that there is so little for teenagers to do around here. Everything
costs too much. I wish Touch Wood could open their hearts and minds for the
young people. Guys we need activity stations where our youth can get
involved in activities. Activities run by youth for youth. I also think
adults can play an important role by encouraging and being good role models
instead of always putting down and blaming the youth. I guess we forget that
we been teenagers once. I think we need to promote cross age communications
and work together to lower the barriers. Lets not just complain, lets get
involved. Lets show care for our youth!
Dave
Posted Monday, November 6, 2006
I went to touchwood last week with my mother, husband and three year old
daughter and we had a lovely day. The build-a-bear-workshop is a really
engaging idea - my daughter loved making her own bear and putting a heart
inside him before he was sewn up. We are not local to Solihull but will be
going back this weekend - hope the trip is as enjoyable as last week!
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006
Hello, I'm 13 So I am what you class as a teenager that's a pain in the butt
at touchwood. However, I'm not like that none of my friends are, Touchwood
is a place for shoppers but kids do go there, we tend to go to the cinema or
pizza hut and yes we do hang out, but we don't cause trouble, we have a bit
of fun and laugh and joke and sometimes yes we get asked to move because we
get in the way of shoppers but we don't create problems, the children and
teenagers are getting stereotyped badly here, not all of us are bad.
Touchwood is a great shopping centre as we do shop here, mainly for our
clothes, shoes etc. I hope you do visit touchwood as it truly is great!
Regan
Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Don't judge a book by its cover. just because you see a couple of teenagers
in the wrong it doesn't mean that were all like that!
Kate
Posted Monday, June 12, 2006
I like Touchwood and go regularly. However the security guards are
incredibly rude, I'm 16 and whenever I'm in a group larger than 3, if we're
just standing there doing nothing, they still tell us to move on. The other
day, it was pouring down with rain, so we were waiting until it had stopped
a little before going outside, but because we were in a group of [gasp] 5 of
us, we 'weren't allowed to stand there', despite doing nothing wrong. They
ought to stop wasting time telling kids doing no harm to move on, and deal
with the rowdy, abusive 'chavs' [because it's only ever them causing a
scene] that like to cause trouble to innocent people. It gets me annoyed!
Alison
Posted Monday, June 12, 2006
I have read all the comments, and I find them quite tame. Last year, I
visited Haikou, a city in the south of China. A little off the tourist map,
but interesting for the observations. There were several shopping centres,
much bigger and taller than Touchwood, and their opening hours were much
longer. One of them had about seven floors. Touchwood has a problem with
teenagers because it is geared towards older people. The Haikou example had
a much greater diversity of shops, and it seemed to me that the Chinese way
of city life is much more vigorous than our own. Ironically, with all those
people I rarely saw a pram or baby-buggy. If Touchwood could have about 15
floors added, it could have a Takeshi's Castle complex, or a skateboard
place, but no, the Solihull bores would never consider that, because like
the gentleman running the tattoo business, "It wouldn't fit here". When I
came back to the UK, I visited Touchwood and thought it was twee.
David
Posted Monday, May 1, 2006
I think touchwood is a great place
but why arnt there many skater shops. when i was in London there are skater
shops everywhere but here it sucks.
John
Posted Friday, April 21, 2006
I feel that teenagers are treated with a lot of dis-respect in touchwood. We
are told at school and college to go round with groups no smaller than 5, so
that we are not at risk from OLDER people!!.. so why do we get told to move
on out of touchwood when we're in groups larger than 4.?. explain that to us
teenagers your refer to as being troublesome!
Daz
Posted Monday, February 20, 2006
I have just left the touchwood after having a job interview. I enjoyed the
atmosphere and hope that I will be offered the position. People should not
be frightened of youths unless they have clear reason. This Hoodiephobia is
ridiculous. Relax and give peace a chance. Compared to the rest of the world
we are privileged!
Lorna
Posted Thursday, February 2, 2006
I think that Touchwood is good but it could be ten times better if all the
security guards didn't think they owned the place. They are so rude and
could easily ensure the customers of touchwood without talking down to
everyone.
Timmy
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005
I think that touchwood is a great place 2 shop! I do think that the kids in
touchwood do come to start arguments etc. this of course is a small percent
of kids although the other percent do wreck it because of giving kids a bad
name!!! Anyways overall touchwood is a good place to shop!
Jodie!
Posted
Monday, August 8, 2005
What was the shop called that sold hot and cold smoothies and where has it
moved to. Bravissimo is now where it used to be.
Gayna
Drennan
Posted
Monday, August 1, 2005
I really don't think its fair how the
security guards move people along, especially as it always seems to be
skaters, even though the 'Chavs' cause way more trouble. lots of my good friends
are skaters and they are the nicest and friendliest people you could meet.
loads of them are Christian and are never rude or arrogant. lay off them!!
Emily
Posted
Monday, August 1, 2005
Have visited Touchwood on a few occasions - nice enough shops but i never
find i spend as much as if im in Birmingham. Solihull makes a nice change
for shopping - my fave being the health shop in town as im vegan. I work
with teenagers - ok groups of teenagers can be noisy - but give them a
chance! there is a big lack of youth clubs or affordable activities. A lot
of my students hang round the Merry Hill shopping centre by me and get the
same hassle as in Touchwood. Yes a few can spoil things for others - most
teenagers just want to hang out and meet their friends - at least a shopping
centres a safe place to do that. Everyone's entitled to use the seating
areas. Have to say most adults wont hold a door open for me but most of my
students do!
Alison
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Posted
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
I have just read the comments from Ema, but in the style of Vicky Pollard
from Little Britain-I might stop laughing by Christmas!! Enough said about
the "shoppers" in Touchwood .Seriously, it's down to the council/government
to provide places for kids to hang out, Touchwood should be for shoppers.
Bri
Posted
Monday, April 11, 2005
I find Touchwood a really good place to shop. On the downside Cineworlds
refreshments prices are ridiculously high, there are no bins, and i cannot
understand why The Entertainer is not open on Sundays. Otherwise it is
excellent, clean, well kept and a good variety of shops. I haven't felt the
need to go into Birmingham since Touchwood opened
Sammy
Posted
Friday, March 4, 2005
Having read the comments concerning visitors in Touchwood all I can say is
there is plenty of room for everyone in there provided they behave
themselves. Anyone of ANY age who causes trouble should be chucked out so
people can enjoy what the centre has to offer
Alan Gardner
Posted
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
I have recently moved into the area and its the best thing i have ever done.
Touchwood is fab, everything in one place, cinema, places to eat. Love it :)
Emma
Posted
Monday, February 21, 2005
Its quite simple really, Touchwood is a shopping centre -so kids don't be
surprised if you get chucked out. The seats aren't there for your
benefit they are for shoppers-harsh when you're not doing any harm and it's
a public place but if you ain't spendin' money you're out. I'm not some old
goat havin' a moan i'm 19 and no way am i posh! but every time i walk
through touchwood there seems to be a bunch of rudeys sittin' there giving'
people stares. I think a new look would do well in touchwood-also what's
with all the art shops and vinegar shops? Does anyone actually buy anything
from there? A schuh would be good as well as faith doesn't have a great
selection. Also as there is a college nearby places like starbucks are
great. There should be an internet cafe so people can study, eat and shop in
their breaks. Also i'm not a tattoo/piercings fan but i know a lot of people
that used to go to toxic shock in the bullring for piercings and such-so
maybe that would be an idea.
Lozagstar
Posted
Friday, February 18, 2005
I'm 18 and I have lived in Solihull all my life. I have never caused any
trouble but as you know because I'm a teenager I'm stereotyped to be rude
etc (so sad!!!). I think Touchwood is a nice, clean and safe place =)
Leann
Posted
Wednesday, February 8, 2005
Hi i have worked in touchwood for
three years and look at this site and find myself upset. I work for
touchwood and i would like to put the record straight. CRIME please talk to
the police the Crime rate has dropped and not increased. The shopping centre
is for all ages but we do have lots of teens in the centre opps SHOPPING
CENTRE not a pulling shop for the girls and boys if we ask you to move its
for fire safety reasons as a large group is harder to move if we have a fire
SO BURN IF YOU LIKE but we care and if you did not mouth off when you are
asked to move then you would not get kicked out try saying OK THANKS WE
UNDERSTAND OR WE WILL TAKE A WALK. Just think if the centre losses trade due
abuse then there will be no jobs for you up and coming adults so look after
us and we will look after you and stop using it as a youth club. Thank you
to the nice teens that do shop and do take pride in touchwood and thanks for
shopping and not dossing.
Worker
Posted
Monday, January 24, 2005
Touchwood is great, it is a lovely, safe feeling shopping area which
provides everything.
Laura
Posted
Thursday, December 30, 2004
i think Solihull is a pretty cool place how ever i do think they live in the
dark ages a bit let me explain i'm a tattooist who has tried many times to
get a shop in Solihull but been turned down because they don't want that
sort of thing it seems to me that it they think it is a yob thing when
really it is getting fashionable i have people coming in my shop from
Solihull wanting tattoos but having to travel from Solihull and that side of
town i mean come on if Selfridges in Birmingham can do it maybe its time
touchwood came out of the dark ages and give it a try would touchwood turn
people like Robbie Williams away because he looks like a thug with all is
tattoos i don't think so. thanks for reading ?????
Craig flaming star tattoos
Posted
Monday, December 6, 2004
Well as I understand it, this is a message board for people to say what they
think, not a discussion board. I don't see what there is to discuss. It's a
shopping centre, it's brought a lot of money into the area. I don't see the
problem
Helen
Posted
Thursday, November 18, 2004
As it is clear that everyone on this message board has very strong views
about the issue of touchwood, would anyone be interested in participating in
an actual discussion rather than just rants on the message board?
Dan
Posted
Friday, November 12, 2004
I was only trying to find out what time Touchwood closes, but after finding
this comments page i would rather read all the comments than go there! I
grew up in Solihull and have myself spent many a Saturday sat in Mell square
doing nothing, that was because there was nothing for us to do. Even though
they have spent millions on Touchwood, the "kids" as many people refer to
them, still have nothing to do. If there was more things for young people to
do, then i doubt they would sit around in Touchwood as i don't remember
sitting in Mell square being any particular fun. I can understand some
peoples comments about the trouble the groups of youngsters cause. However,
you can't just label all teenagers as trouble makers as many of them are
there shopping. I was in Touchwood last week and i held a door open for a
man roughly aged 60, he didn't say thank you, he just looked at me and
mumbled something to himself. I thought this was rude, but i did not brand
all men aged 60 (including my dad) as rude. In the same way people who use a
public place like Touchwood, should not brand skaters, rockers or whatever
into one group. I think many people would be surprised if they took a minute
to speak to a so called skater (as long as his jeans are not too low) as
they are generally very polite. If i have a bad thing to say about a group
it would be the "pram pushers" as the back of my heels can only take being
run into so many times!
Overall i think Touchwood is good for Solihull, but it is in Solihull and
people will have to accept that some residents feel they are superior to the
rest of the country because they have a B90 postcode!
Jon
Posted
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
This message board has just brightened my day! I'm in Touchwood 7 days
a week most weeks as I work there and go to college just down the road, and
I hardly ever have any trouble. I've been working in Touchwood for a year
now, and we've only had two sets of teenagers give us trouble in all that
time, but we get trouble from moody customers practically every day. Some
people (including some on this site) seem to have nothing better to do than
kick up a fuss.
Helen
Posted
Monday, October 25, 2004
I think that people should stop moaning about this shopping centre! There
are plenty more places to shop so if you dont like it go elsewhere- you do
have a choice! Look beyond the end of your nose and realise there are more
important issues in life to worry about. There are people dying of cancer
who i am sure would love to have this be there only problem!!!!!!
Lisa
Posted
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Glad to hear that Pete has found somewhere better to shop! And to
Jane..("Well done to Touchwood for trying to keep moving the teenagers on,
so as to free up seats for others") what right does anyone have over anyone
else to use the seats?????
Dan
Let's call it a day now guys - ed
Posted
Monday, September 6, 2004
Dan , Sorry we couldn't see your comments in response to my thoughts. Anyway
found somewhere much nicer to shop now so won't be visiting Touchwood again
- thank god !
Pete
Posted
Thursday, September 2, 2004
I was actually looking for the main site when I found this one, but have
read a few of the comments. I am 22, I remember what it was like in
Solihull after school for me not too long ago. Some older people do
generalise teens as one I'm sad to say, I do not see why they can not sit in
the chairs - although I would personally think if an elderly person wanted
to sit down they should move for them. Most teens if not all have money to
spend in shops and most do not cause trouble. I would like to be able to
say I could understand how some people find it annoying or intimidating,
however there are security guards around in the rare occasions I would
think anyone would need them. We moan when youths are in the house all day,
in the parks.....the list is endless. Teens have just as much right to be
in Touchwood as sillhillinas and out of towners. This is not the 1960's
people are equal now, women and people of an ethnicity not in the majority
are integrated into society and teenagers should be too. For the few youths
who do cause trouble for me better they do it in an environment covered with
CCTV than outside my front door.
Sarah
Posted
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
I am totally shocked at some of the comments on this site. It's about time
that people realised that Touchwood isn't designed for a certain group of
people but is for everyone, and maybe this should be reflected in the
customers' attitudes. I am 16 years old and hate the way that the adults
posting comments on this site are categorising teenagers based on the way
they dress! It's immature, totally without logic and extremely
discriminative. It's the adults that visit Touchwood who need to grow up,
not the teens. Get over yourselves, and find something positive to comment
on, not people's grammar faults or your opinions on Burberry caps.
Hannah
Posted
Thursday, August 26, 2004
I came on to this website looking for information for my geography
coursework, however after finding this page I have to say it is compulsive
reading. I am 17 and am just about to start studying for my A levels. In my
opinion some of the people who have posted their comments here should really
read what they wrote and see how completely ridiculous they sound. Touchwood
shopping centre is not just made for one group of people and I think people
would do well to remember that. Adults cannot blame children for all of the
problems in Touchwood and tell them to go somewhere else. If you banned
children from Touchwood you would have fewer customers and fewer sales
assistants, a lot of the young people in Solihull feel happy to contribute
to our economy. As a 17 year old I have a job and I feel upset that I am
discriminated against because of my age, when I am using Touchwood just as
responsibly as many of the adults. I do not look at all adults in Touchwood
and dislike them because of what they look like or how old they are. All
young people cannot be treated as criminals, by throwing us out of Touchwood
and treating us with little respect you are merely causing the majority of
young people to become further outraged. If we are treated as sub-humans by
adults how can you expect us to become anything apart from that? As for us
hanging round in large groups, well i am terribly sorry if the fact that we
have large numbers of friends and wish to meet up with them occasionally
offends people. Maybe if we all stayed at home all the time and made no
social connections what so ever you would be able to use your beloved
shopping centre because from reading your comments it is quite clear that
you believe that the most important things in your lives are your shopping
centre and yourselves.
Emma
Posted
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Unfortunately Touchwood has bought with it an increase in crime, not a very
safe environment for the local children, they go to Solihull for something
to do, but are often attacked and mugged for their phones and money by 'out
of town' kids. The shops are OK but not enough normal shops such as
ladies/gents larger selections of clothes also more reasonable prized
clothes for teenagers and young people. Too many phone shops. Well done to
Touchwood for trying to keep moving the teenagers on, so as to free up seats
for others and also limit the level of intimidation that groups of kids can
bring to some people.
Janet
Posted
Tuesday, August 2, 2004
The supposed guards in touchwood need a serious staff meeting about their
attitudes they are very rude and need to be a bit more pleasant to customers
as they can be very intimidating and also tell you to move when you aren't
doing anything wrong. They also complain if a group of you is larger than a
few people but what are you supposed to do when there is a large group of
you. They need to realise customers are there for a reason and encourage
them to be there not to leave.
Natalie
Posted
Saturday, July 31, 2004
if u people who keep talking about how it is the skaters who cause all the
trouble in touchwood and aren't even from Solihull, should take the time to
talk 2 a couple of them you would then see how most of them are actually
from Solihull and very polite. i am one of these skaters and cannot recall a
time either myself or my friends caused trouble or were caught up in any.
maybe you should not jump to conclusions and always put everyone in a
certain group of people.
sel
Posted
Friday, July 30, 2004
It seems a pity that people vent their frustrations using one particular
shopping centre as an example, and thereby making the Touchwood Centre
exceedingly unattractive to anyone who has the misfortune to stumble across
this site. The fact that adults are made to feel uncomfortable by large
groups of youths is a far more prevalent problem than just Solihull. It's
the reason I originally ventured to there having found the Bullring and
Birmingham City Centre (and the cinemas there) were full of barging, popcorn
throwing, chair-kicking, ill-mannered youths - and adults too.
Anon
Posted
Friday, July 30, 2004
i am absolutely outraged at what i am reading on this site. you self
absorbed post adolescent 'adults' don't seem to realise that, yes, although
there are many teenagers that occupy touchwood-there are 4 schools on one
road nearby, let alone the others in the surrounding area-what do you
expect?? you seem to think that we teenagers are intimidating and are
causing trouble, we i'm sorry but i go there to shop and to rest and to meet
up with my friends-where' the crime in that ???i work in Solihull, i live in
Solihull, i am about to start college in Solihull so give me a break and let
me go about my life doing stuff i have the right to do in the place that i
live. it isn't easy being stereotyped and discriminated for being a teenager
within a group. we are constantly watched in shops, as the shop employees
assume we are about to steal something, while with friends we have been
asked to leave touchwood many times, with no explanation as to why. so
instead of preaching about what teenagers should and shouldn't do, why don't
you concentrate on what is REALLY wrong. the people that actually DO
shoplift, the comfort of the users of touchwood, bringing back the benches
and chairs for EVERYONE to use. now there's an idea...
Tash
Posted
Friday, July 30, 2004
1) firstly i am angered with this website because i wrote a highly detailed
argument in response to what pete said which for some reason has not been
put up on the site, therefore it looks like i have nothing to say to his
narrow-minded arguments when this could not be further from the truth. what
i said to pete was i dont see why its fair for you to tell the youth to go
elsewhere if they dont like it but yet when i suggest that You go elsewhere
if you don't like it you take offence!
Dan
There are two reasons why your message may not
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Posted
Monday, July 26, 2004
I think that there should be some
more shops built because me and my mates are getting bored with the same old
shops we go around every week go in all the shops we start shopping at 11-45
till 5-45 (we shop for 6 hours) so we can go through all the shops it used
to be fun and we had a laugh but now the shops hardly ever get any new stock
so we look through same clothes every week so now we have started to shop at
bullring please build some new shops so we don't have to go all the way to
the bulling every week
Sam
Posted
Monday, July 26, 2004
I am glad the benches have gone outside the back of touchwood it was very
intimidating walking past gangs of kids and even if they are not there to
cause trouble it doesn't look very good. Why don't they put the skateboards
to good use and go and hang out in the park. As for touchwood I work in
Solihull and dread this time of year when kids are off school as they do
seem to take over the centre, but they are entitled to go anywhere, it's
just when they cause mayhem is when it should be dealt with. As for
cineworld if you want to watch the film just use your common sense and don't
go in the daytime at weekends especially Saturday lunch time as you will no
doubt get a shower of popcorn whilst watching the film and some idiot
kicking your seat. Solihull needs more policing. Being in my twenties I can
see why the kids are attracted to Solihull.
Phoebe
Posted
Monday, July 26, 2004
I live in the north of Solihull and by looking at some of these messages the
rumours that south Solihull is full of upper class elitist snobbish
delinquents who have nothing better to do than moan about young people
filling there local shopping centre. you have cars go to London or somewhere
like that if you don't like it most young people don't have cars.
Matthew Bond
Posted
Friday, July 23, 2004
Hi I work in Touchwood and am concerned about the comments I read on this
board. Despite appearances Touchwood as a centre is struggling , plenty of
people but they are not spending. A number of empty shops are evident ,
there are rumours of two more closures happening in the near future. Please
come and have a look at the centre and spend some money otherwise the
outlook looks poor.
Anthony
Posted
Friday, July 23, 2004
I'm sorry to have to agree with Simone. I too made a special journey to
Touchwood and was disappointed by the shops. Also the traffic is really bad
around Solihull's small town centre. Also too many teens hanging around in
large groups all over the centre , what's the attraction? If you are
thinking of coming any distance to go to Touchwood don't bother.
Laura
Posted
Friday, July 16, 2004
I think that many of the comments posted on this board are highly immature.
I find "Ema"'s response pathetic and WrItInG lIkE tHiS dOeS nOt MaKe U BiG
oR cLeVeR. Writing in an abbreviated form is stupid. try putting "We
wasn't doing n e fin" on your CV. Also, removing the benches will increase the
amount of complaints and kids will want to cause more trouble to show the
security who's boss.
Ollie
Posted
Thursday, July 15, 2004
I'm from outside of Solihull and visited Touchwood for the first time two
weeks ago. I can't say it was a great experience. Firstly , I'd expected a
lot better range of shops , one or two good ones but otherwise a waste of
time. Secondly, like many messages on this forum I encountered rude and
offensive teens. I don't think I have ever seen a centre so full of 13 - 18
year olds. I take the point about not all teens causing problems but from my
evidence a large proportion were.
I won't be back.
Simone
Posted
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Hi solihull! I am a big fan of touchwood and find myself regularly eating in
the restaurants. Although I am not all too chuffed with the selection of
shops that are on offer to my fashion retailing needs! I think there should
be at least a diesel store as supposed to just having USC. I have mixed
feelings about both groups in question here. Where do students come under if
1.they do not wear ridiculous baggy clothes and deck shoes called VANS? the
problem with those types are the attitudes of the females.... (an army of
pink's and avril's if you ask me) but the gents are fine until the hair is
grown out of proportion and their suit jackets have paint on them - also is
there any use for the over sized chains? and 2. if we do not have silly bum
fluff moustaches, crooked teeth, cigarette burn ridden shell suit's for all
occasions with tartan caps that somehow stay on ones head despite the angle
they rest at on their heads to the floor. The youth of Solihull is not split
into just two groups! There are a lot of teenagers in Solihull who use their
time more productively than vandalising and loitering however we are seen as
the youth who cause the problem. I think that the bench debate is absurd as
the issue should never have become. Why not empty Tudor Grange swimming
baths of its water and open it to the public? Coming away from the teenagers
on this point i wonder how the elderly of Solihull or those suffering from
physical conditions? should they have to avoid touchwood because they cannot
rest and enjoy a place of 'relaxation' - the benches must stay!
I would love to see the response this message gets but the simple way of
looking at it is... teenagers are fixed upon having an identity/image and
furthermore falling within one socially. Grow out of this stage please
quickly and join me in the pitch and piano for a jade. (midouri and moet)
Toapcat
Posted
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Loser kids hang around shopping centre - what's new ?
Nathan
Posted
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
I have not yet been to Touchwood, and if the comments made on your site are
anything to go by, I probably will not. Is it really that bad, and are the
people who go there as illiterate as their messages would seem to indicate?
Jaybee
Posted
Thursday, July 1, 2004
I really like touchwood and shopping there is really good I love serene
order and buy a lot of clothes there. i know what you mean about Burberry
caps and spots but believe me where I come from you can't escape aquascutum,
burberry and all of those other has been makes of clothing that resemble
your nan's curtains .at least at touchwood you have a choice, stylish,
classy, vintage or just the reliable but fashionable high street brands,
there really is a choice for everyone. pity these people who would rather
walk around in granny's curtains when there is such a variety at touchwood .
Faye
Posted
Thursday, July 1, 2004
Interesting reading I'm quite shocked at all the immature comments made by
the adults (I'm 29).I used to work in Shirley and the people in Solihull are
not all that believe me!, and Chelmsley is north Solihull so i can shop
there if i want and last time i looked it was a free country so i can shop
where i like !!! i do have the money to pay and no I'm not on benefits !!
I'm
shocked u moaning minnies have the time to sit and type all this rubbish
don't
u have a fox to hunt!!!!, oh well I'm just going to get my shell suit out the
wardrobe and then I'm going to buy a skateboard cos by the sounds of it the
skateboarders seem much more clued up and a lot more fun !!!!!!!!!! love N
hugs a mum from Chelmsley Wood ,lol Mum from the wood
Posted
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Dan ,
You're right I'll go somewhere else and shop , do they have shopmobility in
the Bull Ring? Then we can leave Touchwood to you and your fellow 'skaters'
, think of the fun you can have when all the shoppers have gone elsewhere as
Touchwood goes down the drain. My deepest apologies if I confused you with 'Kevs',
don't all those Burberry caps and spots just look awful !
Bye now.
Pete
Posted
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Couldn't have put it better myself!!
so when are you bringing the benches back?
Dan
Posted
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Now really, you people need to calm down. So flippin what if teenagers are
there? you were teenagers once, if you give them a place to go, they will go
there, but there's a lack of "youth clubs" and places like that so what else
are they supposed to do? if people are calling them spotty teenagers in
shell suits then fine, you lot are old biddies on scooters, not very nice is
it? So quit with the stereo typing, and stop having a go about the "Bodum
Bunch". They are not breaking the law as far as I can see, stick the benches
back on, chill your beans and stop being so stuck up. If you don't want poor
people around you, go live in Hollywood or something. M'dears, this is the
20 first century, the social divide was gotten rid of years ago, catch up
with the times and please remember, these teenagers are the future and will
be handing out YOUR pensions soon enough.
Lenor
Posted
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Well i just wanted to say that i agree with Dan and Guess on the
matter of the "Bodum Bunch" issue. The thing is yeah, the people who hang
around at 'Bodum' (The back of touchwood, by Zara an that) don't actually do
anything wrong. I've never really known the law that says that people can't
just sit down or stand up now in large groups and socialise and stuff. Fair
enough yeah, there's the skate park and that but the thing is Bodums like a
easy meeting place and stuff an no-one there's being a nuisance really. and
also, all our 'spotty, shell suit , baseball cap wearing mates' don't
actually exist. I think you'll find that by saying that you're specifying
Kevs there, who don't really hang round at Bodum much. I think that most of
you people are far to concerned with the way that the town is seen by other
people. But the fact is right, all places get 'vermin', 'morons' and
'average skaters who don't have much money to spend' Because these are the
next generation, and i don't understand why everybody is so against us. its
ridiculous. You're more concerned with face value than the real problems,
you just assume that because we're kids we cause all the trouble and
concentrate on that instead of anything else. And also, no benches will
just mean everyone will take to the floor, an i'm sure that will make the
beloved touchwood look so much better won't it?
Jadenz
Posted
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
so if i dont like it i should go somewhere else then?? oh right when in that
case if you think it's a 'complete joke' then why don't YOU go somewhere
else?? And just for the record I don't hang around with people in shell
suits, I'm not a kev, as has been pointed out about 10000 times already,
it's kevs that cause all the trouble. peace out
Dan
Posted
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Dan + Guess.
If you don't like the hassle and people calling you 'morons' why don't you
just go somewhere else and 'hang out'. Touchwood was supposed to be a first
class shopping centre not a place for all the local kids to hang out.
Touchwood is now a complete joke as a shopping destination. I've lost count
of the number of times I've been in there and encountered teenagers causing
bother. One time I'd bought some visitors along from outside of the area
only for them to be swore at after about five minutes in the place. Suggest
you take all your spotty, shell suit , baseball cap wearing mates
elsewhere.
Pete
Posted
Friday, June 25, 2004
i think touchwood has no good shops for teens, if we had more shops to go in
then we wouldn't be messing around causing trouble. I don't actually visit
touchwood anymore anyway i shop in the other parts of Solihull. I am 15 next
month and a few weeks ago i was allowed in to a 15 certificate film, but the
week later they didn't believe I was 12!!!
they need a new look
Tayla
Posted
Friday, June 25, 2004
I knew solihull was full of arrogant pigs but this message board seems to
amplify just how bad it really is. i also enjoy socialising on the benches
and the comments mentioned in this board are out of order, all those who
label us with various words like "vermin" are obviously no better
themselves. Comments in earlier messages like "lets face it, ur average
skater doesn't have much money to spend" that's the most ridiculous
assumption i have ever heard in my life, as a skater i work 20 hours a week
and always have enough money to spend, we are constantly labelled as the
trouble makers when if you look at the facts shops that sell sportswear will
have a lot more shoplifting incidents than a skateshop such as Freespirit. I
have lost count of the amount of "kevs" i have seen being chased by security
and too be honest, i find it amusing as they are wasting their time on
people like us who do no wrong, while others get an easy escape. the
security and all those with arrogant assumptions on solihull youth, you have
clearly showed just how little you know and made it clear to everyone who
reads this board just how stupid you really are. well done!!
Guess
Posted
Thursday, June 24, 2004
I have to say i am appalled by the snobbish attitude i have encountered on
this website, as a teenager who hangs out at 'bodum' i feel that this kind
of behaviour towards us is unnecessary and unfounded. Quite frankly I
suggest you find something more constructive to do with your time than
'boycotting' the 'bodum bunch' The 'bodum' area is actually not Touchwood
property, so I suggest you get your facts straight. We are criticised for
being 'rude', however being called 'rejects', 'vermin' and 'morons' and
saying that we live in the gutter is just as rude as anything we are being
accused of. In fact, what are we being accused of? It seems a bit unclear to
me. It is also unclear why we are not allowed to congregate in groups?
although it is true that adults are not moved on for congregating in groups,
why? It's not fair and why have the benches gone? surely the touchwood staff
would benefit from actually working out who are the trouble makers in
Solihull and not just tarring everyone with the same brush and removing this
facility for everyone, it's ridiculous. If young people in Solihull do not
have anywhere to go to sit down then they will be bored and more likely to
cause trouble, therefore removing the benches will simply amplify the
problem, not get rid of it. PS to the person who was complaining about the
way shops give receipts out????????????? get a life
Dan
Posted
Thursday, June 17, 2004
t-mobile Solihull would be best placed inside touchwood, very very helpful
store, travelling home from work i dropped in upon the store and found the
help and service delightful i would say the best mobile phone supplier
there is i will be travelling up from London for all my mobile needs. thanks
to the employees there Nick Lucy and Ranbir
Dave Willcox
Posted
Friday, June 11, 2004
I also have had bad experiences with
under-age children at Cineworld. Put simply I don't bother going there
anymore , I just go to the UCI. It seems that Cineworld is staffed by
teenagers anyway , most of whom don't appear to care. When I complained
about the cost of the refreshments to one of the staff he actually told me
that , 'yes it's a rip-off' !
Peter
Posted
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Unfortunately I have had only 2 experiences at Cineworld, both of them bad.
They were both on a Saturday afternoon, to see 12 and 15 rated films. My
wife and I barely managed to concentrate on the plot of the film because of
the behaviour of several immature children, many of which were obviously
well below the required age the film requires, and were unaccompanied by
adults. When I asked them to please be quiet I was met with a mouthful of
abuse and foul language. The management were little better-they denied that
under age children could get in to 12,15 or 18 films, and that security
check the screens regularly to avoid any disruption. This is, of course,
blatantly untrue, at least on the two occasions I went. May I suggest you
only go to films late at night in the week, when the little brats should all
be tucked up in bed!
Peter Mantle
Posted
Monday, May 31, 2004
The shops in Touchwood are attracting the wrong types of people. However
much money money is being spent in the clothes shops in Touchwood, there are
many badly dressed, badly spoken women, the look is downmarket and
unfortunately "tarty". Many look like clones and do not look attractive and
have bad manners. Also when Touchwood opened, they had an irritating policy
of giving receipts out separately instead of inside the bag. Many
main-Solihull shops have copied this now which means the change is falling
out of your hand because the receipt is put on top of it. It was far better
to, as before, have the receipt in the bag. Most main-Solihull shop
assistants are very good, but some Touchwood ones are brash and can be
cocky, and a little of this has rubbed off on main-Solihull shop assistants,
especially weekend staff.
Anon Mail
Posted
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
I really like Touchwood and the diversity it has added to Solihull. It is
full of a great variety of entertainment from shopping and restaurants to
the cinema and the theatre. As for the comments about teenagers hanging
around.... Teenagers have always been in Solihull town enter... even back
when I was at school (and that was over 10 years ago!) Instead of
complaining about teenagers...why don't you suggest getting involved in
other activities like canoeing at the arrow valley, climbing or skiing at
the Ackers.. acting at the theatre through one of the amateur dramatic
societies, Sport at Tudor Grange! There's loads to do in Solihull and its
up to us as adults to let teenagers know what's out there in Solihull or a
bus ride away instead of just whinging!! Definitely no need for boredom :o)
Tom
Posted
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Gorgeous Graham - I'm with you!
Locals - you're a fine one to talk/write; its 'those' not 'those ones'!
Ditto: check your own grammar mate!
Lou
Posted
Friday, May 21, 2004
I think that Touchwood is a good place for shopping, but very expensive. I
think that they should build a youth club near with pool tables etc
Beth
Posted
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Get a life "locals". How can you tell a mile off who comes from Solihull?
What complete and utter garbage. When are people like you going to accept
that society is always going to be made up of a cross section of people with
different personalities, and varying degrees of intelligence. What makes you
think that you have any more right than the next person to go shopping in
Solihull? OK, so some people do need to learn manners, but that doesn't make
you any better than them.
Go back to your cave, learn some grammar, then stick your head back up your
a**e.
Gorgeous Graham
Posted
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Well said 'Locals'
It's about time a few more people from Solihull registered their concerns
about Touchwood which has completely ruined the town centre.
It has most certainly attracted a lot of undesirables from outside of the
area who haven't got a clue how to dress , talk etc.
The only way to change this decline is for all people who are concerned not
to spend any money in the centre at all.The only way things will change is
if trade is reduced.Money talks ! , Boycotts work !
Pete
Posted
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Solihull's shops needed improving but this has not been the way to do it. We
shopped there at first thinking it brought in more modern shops and variety
but gradually more and more rude people were attracted to it. We come from
Solihull and have noticed negative changes since this shopping centre
opened.
By spring 2003 several shops started closing down and it had only been open
since autumn 2001. Closed shops include Fish, a mobile phone shop, shoe shop
near John Lewis, Benetton, Uni Qlo, The Bug, O'Briens Coffee shop, Cult
sci-fi shop, a card shop, Artisan, Bodum, chocolate shop and men's
accessories shop. Some have literally closed overnight with no warning.
We are not bothered by teenagers particularly and have actually noticed more
rude adults with bad manners and can tell a mile off they do not come from
Solihull by their behaviour. We thought this shopping centre was built for
Solihull people primarily.
We pay a lot of money to live here and are fed up of these people pushing
their way round the town. I Have lost count of the times we have heard the
expression "them ones" instead of "those ones". Solihull has a high standard
of education and if young children hear grammar like this they may copy. I
have witnessed at times people pushing in front of elderly or infirm people.
We have not forgotten when a young boy was seriously sexually assualted in
the toilets near John Lewis early one morning in Spring 2003, there were
other less serious incidents later and then a pregnant woman kicked in the
stomach in a coffee shop in there later in 2003, again in Touchwood.
We now think Touchwood is an awful place and has attracted rough people. We
wish that main Solihull had been slowly improved with a few more modern
clothes shops integrated into the centre.
Locals
Posted
Saturday, May 1, 2004
I think they should let us all in.
Alyssa
Posted
Monday, April 26, 2004
How do you find Clare's shopping
store?
Kasey
Posted
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
In light of Ema's comments !
How about a shop selling books on the English language.
Why don't we make Touchwood a teenage only zone , it is almost anyway. Gave
up shopping there a long time ago.
Pete
Posted
Friday, April 2, 2004
no way should the benches be
removed! Where the hell is a girl meant 2 sit after a long day of
shopping!?!? Geez people, learn 2 live with each other - if Touchwood wasn't
there every1 wud be complaining so much more. Sure you say there's a lack of
shops, but better there is some shops than none. Try being thankful 4 what u
have instead of complaining 24/7. You only live once, make the most of it!
kris
Posted
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
I think Dee has got far too much
money for a 14 year old and should distribute her obvious wealth amongst her
fellow teenagers by setting up a stall giving away free cans of coke and
spot cream. I think an undertakers with a coffee bar would do really well
because the council seem intent on selling off as much land as they can so
that unscrupulous developers can build even more flats for the elderly who
have got nearly as much money as Dee.
Gorgeous Graham
Posted
Saturday, March 27, 2004
i really like the centre better
than the bull ring, but lately there are too many kids, and no bins in
poplar arcade, the staff are really friendly my favourite shop is smart
ideas, keep up the good work, i don't like newsflow as i think they are rude.
cc
Posted
Saturday, March 27, 2004
What is the problem with kids
hanging round touchwood? you were once all kids too y'know. Anyway, this is
2004, so what are we meant to do...sit home and knit? A lot of kids go to
touchwood for the cinema, which is fine! It's hardly like you're gonna see
an 80 year old lady going to watch Scooby Doo 2 is it? Oh yeah, and what is
the security guards problem? If you do something as little as going over to
them and saying "hello" they chase you out! So leave us kids alone!
Vicky
Posted
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Where are the bodum benches?
Anon
Posted
Monday, March 22, 2004
I
agree with the comments about the Bodum benches, they really are a nuisance.
The amount of litter and noise these people make is a shame on Solihull. If
the benches were to be removed then the morons that hang around Bodum would
have to go somewhere else. Preferably stay at home so we don't have to put
up with their smart-alec comments and inflated egos. They really are under
the impression that they're 'cool'...Who are they trying to kid? GET RID OF
THE BENCHES! BOYCOTT THE BODUM BUNCH!
Anon
Posted
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
I think Touchwood is gr8!
I have just read about 15 of the messages that people have put on here and
they
were all moaning about us teenagers! What have we done wrong?
I know all adults are suspicious of us and that they all think we're gonna
go shoplifting every time we visit touchwood but I honestly don't know where
they have got that idea from! When was the last time you heard of a
teenager shoplifting? Its adults that do that most often!
Touchwood was not only made for adults, there are just as many teenage shops
there! Back off you moany middle-aged people!
Chloe
Posted
Monday, March 15, 2004
I would like to see the
benches of "Bodum" taken away from touch wood shopping centre! I can't think
of any ruder children then the "Bodum Bunch". What makes it worse is that
certain people hang around there all day so when we come to eat we feel
intimidated by these rejects. And the only thing that you can do is get
security guards to tell them to move on i find this highly unorthadox. Sorry
Touch Wood has gone down. This is driving people away and if you don't do
something about it people will not shop here in the future.
Anon
Posted
Monday, March 15, 2004
Touchwood is very good apart from the vermins that hang around by the
benches where Bodum used to be. These sad individuals completely bring the
image of the centre down, with their immature behaviour and rude attitude. I
suggest that the benches be removed so these idiots will be forced to
congregate in the gutter where they belong.
Dylan
Posted
Monday, February 23, 2004
I have been associated with
touchwood since the build and have a relationship with the management team
and the "security". I have noticed that some people seem to think that they
spend all day walking around looking for kids to kick out, this could not be
further from the truth, for a start they are "guest safety hosts" not
security and the guest always come first. A lot of the guests at touchwood
are there to shop and enjoy the experience, and find large groups of
teenagers intimidating. It is not an easy job to do and I have a great
respect for these individuals. good job.
Peter
Posted
Friday, February 20, 2004
This
comment is in response to 'Jims' earlier comment about securtiy. I do agree
that the security are very unfriendly towards young people, I have
experience when I was a student at ssfc on my lunch break and even when I
have been an employee of one of the shops. But I have to say that the kids
that hang around outside on the benches outside Bodum are a right pain. They
leave loads of litter, they scream and shout really loud, they spit
everywhere and are often rude to people including myself because they think
they are cool. To be honest they lower the tone of Solihull.
Louise
Posted
Friday, February 20, 2004
I'm sick of
old people and their scooters! I go one day to touchwood and there they are
lining up all cramming into the doorways of touchwood. They chase after you
like a headless chicken thinking you've stolen something because you haven't
got a bag! Another thing is the power of these scooter things! Getting
rammed into is a painful experience, its like a round on robot wars except
with an old lady kicking you as well!! If they could just feel what we're
feeling they might change their mind!! (make door smaller please)
J
Posted
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
I think it is great and I enjoy going there.
Mahria
Posted Tuesday, February 10,
2004
Touchwood rox! We luv it, it's a gr8 place to hang out on a
Saturday and the
shops r gr8 and so is cineworld! but i think they shud let 13 year olds into 15 rated
movies!!!!!! lol!!!
Gracie & Roz
Posted Sunday, January 25, 2004
I have been shopping in Solihull for many years now. I used to think Mell Square was
wonderful in the 70's, but it needed some competition in recent years. Touchwood is a
great place to shop, I could spend all day in John Lewis alone. I hadn't realised that
teenagers had such a rough deal at Touchwood, it's difficult but perhaps the security
guards could lighten up a little providing the kids aren't causing trouble. When it first
opened it was good to see somewhere the kids could meet, but I suppose it's a sign of the
times that the few spoil it for the many!
Pat
Posted Friday, January 16, 2004
In a word, Touchwood is ok...but the security have a few things to sort out... We get
'moved on' for standing indoors when it is freezing cold and wet, because the space is
needed for customers who are ACTUALLY making purchases.
We were once all able to produce receipts for purchases on that particular day, but
APPARENTLY...a purchase only counts if its over £10...which is just plain stupid. The
security hunt down and remove any 'alternative' types in or around Touchwood, especially
our lovely benches by where Bodum used to be.
I also noticed it is rare for Kevs and Asians to be moved on. We have been harassed for
taking up space and pointed out a group of Asians doing similar things..."but they're
not causing trouble" It sucks...we really need a shelter outdoors and somewhere to
sit where we wont be harassed because there is absolutely nothing to do anymore...we cant
even shop. And one more thing... If the security were to be a proper security outfit, they
would actually enforce their 'bans'.
Jim
Posted Monday, January 12, 2004
They should change the music in Touchwood it is too boring.
Louise n Emma
I suspect it is meant to be :):):) Louise - I don't think
getting people in to listed to the music is the intention.
Posted Friday, January 2, 2004
I think the shops in Touchwood are gr8 but on the other hand most of the Touchwood
security guards are people who seem like they have got nothing better to do than to kick
us skaters/rockers out. Well have you ever thought that we might be the ones that shop in
shops like Freespirit! Even when we are waiting to go to the cinema we get thrown out! but
the Kevs (the ones who usually get accused of shoplifting) don't get kicked out! what is
wrong with you people?
Anon
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