I have very happy memories living at Wood Farm, Oxford. We had cycle speedway, football in the parks, Wood Farm woods, Shotover, Town Furze tip and a new community centre.

The community centre was set up by local residents -- Royston Williams, the Wains, the Johnsons and many more.

We had a great time as teenagers at club and disco nights. Sadly, the community centre site now has houses on it and there is now nowhere for youngsters to play.

We had a large gang -- one night in Rede Close, there were 42 of us.

What I cannot understand is why the locals put up with this antisocial behaviour (Oxford Mail, April 16)? We would not have got away with it.

The local policeman and our parents would have grounded us.

So what has happened to the police and responsible parents?

We also had Borstal.

If we had been rude to anyone, their sons or friends would have sorted us out, but we had respect and everyone knew each other. It didn't happen.

I'm not saying we were saints, but we were not antisocial. STEVEN JOHNSON, Wheatley Road, Garsington, Oxford