County Lines
County Lines. Maybe you’ve heard of this, maybe not. But if you are a parent or have children in your life that you care about, it is vi tal that you learn about it and, most importantly , help to educate these kids by talking about it. I’d heard of it and thought I had a decent understanding of the subject until recently when my son had, what the police described as, 'a close shave'. I was aware that kids on bikes were targeted for drug running, I was aware that kids who travel in from London by train are a target and I was aware that adults are approaching kids offeri ng to pay for food in return of a favour . These things are happening and if you live pr etty much anywhere in England it’s most likely happening in your town. But here’s what I didn’t know and what I feel a responsibility to share. That the people coercing and grooming our kids may well be an adult in a quiet part of the high street, they may well be an adult hanging around the station or chicken sho