LAND Owners, residents, the Police and others likely to be effected by widening Thame’s Designated Drinking Area, are to be consulted by the district council.
Following a meeting by Thame Town Council’s Policy and Resources committee on Tuesday (11/09), the proposal is to add Park Street, Southern Road, Moreton Lane, Spring Path and the car parks behind the High Street, to the existing area.
The town council has felt it necessary to extend the existing area to deal with the problem of anti-social behaviour associated with the mis-use of alcohol, which has been displaced to other areas, since its introduction in 2004.
The Designated Drinking Order gives the police the right to demand that anyone acting in an anti-social way, who is drinking alcohol from an open container, pour that drink away and if asked, give their name and address to the requesting officer.
Contrary to popular belief, it does not mean that drinking alcohol within the area is unlawful.
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