Everyone : Hi, we are edgelanders. Ani : This is a deep mapping project. Our aim is to discover and delve into the concepts of edgeland and polyphony. Becky : The edgelands are the bridging areas where countryside and city meet. Edgelands is a phrase that refers to the transitonary area generated by urbanisation between rural and urban regions. At the edge of cities, these regions frequently feature wildlife beside cities, towns, roadways and other unappealing yet needed infrastructures such as electrical power grids and depots. Theorists have also referred to Edgeland as "Bastard Countryside", "Drosscape" and "Crapola". Polyphony is the interplay of number of perspectives and influences such as time, space and experience to create a rich architectural framework. Ani : The characteristics of edgeland will discovered using the brownfield site, Pomona Island. The analysis will be obtained using the method, interviews. The insights will create a harmonising polyphonic response of Pomona. The following interviews present perspectives of different users of the site. The discussions involved one group interview with the edgelanders and individual interviews with the shop owner, accommodation manager and homeless individuals. A number of topics were debated. These included female safety and general safety, homelessness, Pomona’s history, edgeland views and lasting thoughts. Becky : How would you identify Pomona Island now? Nuoya : 我觉得， In my opinion, 现在这片地方作为一个被城市忽略的灰色空间， this place is now regarded as an edgeland, it become a brownfield site neglected by the city, 这里有很多植物动物，没有很多人类发展的痕迹， where there are many plants and animals, without many traces of human development. 这片空间也没有一个准确的定义和名字，它是被忽略的。 This space is neglected without an accurate definition and name. Nuoya : How safe do you feel as a local resident and are the any visible crimes? Becky : I live quite close to the site so I got to experience living around it quite well. The site itself feels generally safer even though often there’s like people walking about, they like dog walkers or running. There’s been a few times where I’ve been on the site like towards the evening, taking my friend’s dog for a walk. We’ve encountered social behaviour like people smoking, drugs and like looking like they are drunk and also around the tram stop it’s quite dark so there’s quite a lot of like dodgy stuff that goes out like around the area because its dark and there’s not much surveillance in the area. I know there’s a few cars that broken down too down there and I seen quite a few like police officers walking around and especially like on a match day when the footballs on, people get off the tram stop and they like usually like quite drunk so they be walking around drunk on the road and there’s quite a lot of litter around the area. It is just quite a disregarded space. I think because of female, I wouldn’t want to walk around when its dark at night because of the lack of lighting. Ani : Do you feel quite vulnerable? Becky In the daytime, no but I think at night, when it’s dark, it’s quite a creepy place in a way because yeah you can’t really see what’s going on but the entrance to the site is under the bridge and yeah it’s quite a dark area. Ani : Do you think a male would experience the same sort of vulnerability? Becky : Having spoken to my friends also lives in the building, I don’t think they find it as intimidating but as a female I kind of find it more intimidating because I don’t feel like the area it’s that safe and if anything was to happened, it wouldn’t be like cameras to capture anyone. Ani : How do you feel about the transition of Pomona Island since 1860s and 1880s? Zaf : After knowing the history behind Pomona Island, I feel sad and aggrieved looking at the current situation of Pomona Island. During 1860s, the grand and majestic palace and garden located there, made it as the central focus of the crowd. After a few incidents until 1880s, Pomona loses its attraction of the crowd and becoming downhill. Setelah mengetahui sejarah berkaitan Pomona Island, saya rasa sedih dan terkilan melihat situasi Pomona kini. Pada 1860, terletaknya istana dan taman yang indah dan megah menjadikan dia sebagai tumpuan khalayak ramai. Kemudian setelah beberapa peristiwa yang berlaku sehingga 1880, Pomona sudah menjadi tempat yang kurang tumpuan lalu hilang minat orang ramai dan kemajuan Pomona mejadi mundur. Zaf : Who are the users of the site? Are there any homeless people in Pomona Island? Ani : As Becky mentioned earlier, there are cyclists, runners, dog walkers and a few homeless people on the site and to be honest that kind of be seen clearly as well because there are like a separation of both sides of the canal. Like one side of the canal is used by the cyclists, runners and dog walkers whereas the other side, the homeless people have like mark their territory and they do identify that area and that side of the canal as their home. Zaf : Did you feel intimidated by their presence? Ani : At first, I did because I didn’t understand their perspective and their understanding of what it means to be homeless but after speaking to them, I think, no, I didn’t feel intimidated after spoke to them. Ani : What are your views and thoughts on the new Peels development and in your opinion, what could be done to improve the site? Becky : So, from what I understand there, set to build quite a lot of residential apartments. There’s already evidence of like work going on in the site. I think it is quite shame to be honest because of the historical significance of Pomona Island and the fact that it was once such a green space and such a destination for people to visit and be outside and be outdoors. So, I think it’s quite a shame if the land becomes overdeveloped. I feel like a lot of housing around there like a lot of private accommodations. So, I think the area should stay as a Greenland and be develop into more of a park. I think because there’s a lot of people in that area use the site as place to be outdoors, walk their dogs, run and cycle. I think it should be developed more into an outdoor space for people to use and for people to visit and maybe more retail to be brought around that area because like I’ve said the area it’s quite a residential and there is not a lot of places to go for like a coffee or something. Ani : What do you think Nor? Zaf : I feel, even though looking at the current state of Pomona that is backward and empty with an open land, I am excited to see Pomona’s growth and also new life that will be given to attract more people to the site and also giving back the glory it used to have. Saya rasa walaupun melihat Pomona situasi keadaan dia sekarang yang mundur dan kosong mempunyai tanah yang lapang, saya teruja melihat perkembangan dan juga nafas baharu yang akan diberikan kepada Pomona untuk menarik lebih ramai orang ke site tersebut dan juga kembalikan semula kemajuan Pomona yang dahulu. Ani : How about you Nuoya? Nuoya : 首先这个地方有很多涂鸦， First of all, there is a lot of graffiti in this place. 我觉得这是一个非常有潜力的文化空间。 I think this is a cultural space with great potential. 我认为之后政府可以多一些关注， I think the government can pay more attention 和一些资金来资助这些有才华的艺术家。 and fund these talented artists. 因此这里会吸引更多的人，会有更好的发展。 So it will attract more people and there will be better development.

Lawrence Green : Hello, my name is Lawrence Green. I run a company/business called Insitu Architectural Salvage. We are resident in a building in Cornbrook. What used to be the old commercial pub, which was built in 1865. It is right on the cusp of Pomona Island area. Ani : How safe do you feel as a local resident? Lawrence Green : I feel fairly safe here, now but it didn’t used to be. There is an awful lot of building going up here, which means there is a lot of people back in the area. So, with lots of people more around it is fine. But now going down on Pomona Island itself, it is probably a different issue because there is still derelict land and I wouldn’t really normally go there. That is why I probably feel safer where I am now, it has felt safer as the years have gone on. Ani : You have mentioned that you have no reason to engage yourself with areas? Why is that? Lawrence Green : There is no reason to go on to Pomona Island because it is not a throughway. You can’t go through it to go anywhere. Currently, it is just a derelict piece of land. The only reason I might go there is if sometimes I walk my friends’ dog. Ani : What time of the day would you usually go for walks? Lawrence Green : It would be daytime. I know there has been people camping on the island, there’s been homelessness there. Ani : Yes, we have been on the site and we have engaged with a few of them. Lawrence Green : Well, I think it can be a bit dodgy. I am not saying that homelessness is the issue. It is just that you’re living on the edge there. It can be a bit dumping, I suppose. Ani : In your opinion, what could be done to improve the site? Lawrence Green : There are loads of things that could be done. It belongs to Peel holdings, doesn’t it? They’ve got all sorts of things going on there. I know there is loads of people who have interest in it. There has been a lot of conservation people, wanting to keep it the way it is, they don’t want the land developed. To me it is underutilised definitely considering its history. Way back, before the ship canal was there, the river ran by it and it was just a farm and they built the Crystal palace there, a big exhibition centre. It is a massive tourist attraction for the north-west of England, lot of people went there. It is amazing to think that, that is what went on and there was some big explosion apparently on the other side of the river and it rot the foundation of everything. So, they closed it down and eventually knocked it down. It has had several incarnations over the years. But currently, there isn’t anyone. It belongs to Peel and who wants to build residential units on it, which I suppose is better than nothing else but it would be nice to have some open areas there but I don’t the developers would be to convinced about it. What is your view on it? Ani : I think it would be interesting to see open spaces as well, open it the public. I think it is really important for everyone to have that sort of space because I feel like Manchester generally is very clustered. We need more green spaces just for betterment of mental health and physical health. I did see quite a few people that use the site for exercising, running and cycling. Lawrence Green : There could be a really good plan there and it is an interesting site There is nothing in there at the moment. Developers won’t approve but there could be all sort of great things that could be used on that site. Being on the river is quite interesting. There is nothing really from Manchester coming all the way down the river unlike all the other cities, boats and attractions on the river. There is nothing in Manchester. So, it would be really nice if they could get to use the river to its advantage and make it an attraction, something to visit, whether it be a bar or some restaurant but something, bring people into the area. Ani : Thank you for taking part in this interview with us! Lawrence Green : Thank you.

Ani : We wondered if we could ask you a few questions. Rich : Yeah, sure. Ani : Could we get your name first? Rich : Rich. Ani : How safe do you feel as a local resident? Rich : Very safe, I'm not as such a local resident I spend more time here than I do at home. Ani : What activities do you engage yourself in? Rich : I use a lot of the space cycling, doing a bit of cycling so sometimes I’ll bring my bike to work and just cycle round the local paths, down the canal. Interestingly, that’s the only canal in the UK which doesn't have locks, it’s flat and that goes connect to the union, the Shropshire union canal and goes to Leeds that is also on my *laughter*. So yeah, I use the cycle and do paddle boarding, so I use the canal for that as well. Ani : In your opinion, what can be done to improve the site? Rich : More retail units, coffee houses, I know there’s a couple of shops in the area but they’re quite far away, bit of a- well the McColl’s around the corner is like 5 minutes but it’s just a newsagent because we’ve got just in this building maybe 400 residents. So, and they have to go into town. Ani : Do you see homeless people around? Rich : Yeah, there's a few as is in every city, I know Manchester have got a bit of a problem with housing and homeless and that, but here there's, not many, really. There's a few hanging around, but not many. Zafeera : How do you feel about the upcoming development of the Pomona Island, is going to be an extension of the residential building? Rich : The one that's being built right now, that's an extension from here, not an extension as such, but it's same company. The one right down the bottom you can see, it was going to be a casino, but now it's going to be residential. My opinion of that is, it's just a way of life, it's a - we need housing. You know, and as a city it's good because it brings people to Manchester. Zafeera : So, understanding the history of Pomona Island and how it used to be a palace and also used for social activity. So, how do you feel like now it has become like an edgeland abandoned site. Rich : It's quite interesting because, this used to be sort of the epicenter of Manchester and now it's not. It's the way it's been built sort of thing. So, that in those days that palace was only 1800s. In them days, that's what people used to come to and then all of a sudden it disappeared, so people stopped coming and then all of a sudden development and now we've got Manchester. So, my opinion of that is, it's nice now that it's going to be used for something, I know in the past it's been used for, there's been a lot of film work, a lot of films have been made, documentaries and stuff like that. So yeah, I'm glad it's being used for something now. Zafeera : What describes best about Pomona, in five words? Rich : Location, it's close enough to be city but not close enough to be actually in the city, so a lot of people I speak to live here they like the location because it's quiet and if you want it busy, walk 10 minutes and you're in city center. So yeah. Yeah, like location, I like the location, yeah. It's nice to see folks doing having a little bit of local interest. Becky : Yeah, it's a really interesting site all the history. It's crazy to think there was like a massive palace here isn't it? From the graffiti in Pomona Island, there's like stuff that’s been written about Peel LTD, yeah saying their greenwashing, so basically you know doing all this sustainable stuff that's not really sustainable so. Rich : Right, right. Right, I know that side the graffiti you can see there. Becky : Yeah. Rich : They encourage people to come and graffiti there. Becky : Oh, right. Rich : But obviously in not, not abusive terms. Becky : Yeah. Rich : So, what will happen somebody from the Council will come along blank one section of the wall off and then a few days later some guys will come round and just put their artwork on. Ani : Oh, that’s interesting. Becky : Oh, that’s quite nice though. Rich : Yeah, if you if you want to take some photos. Becky : Thank you. Rich : As well what we're trying to do make this into more environmentally friendly, so we had wildflower Meadow built, just here. So, it's more sustainable, and it’s sort of bringing in nature back into cities. Ani : Yep. *Looking towards the graffiti work by the canal side walls* Rich : I wouldn't say it's graffiti as such but great artwork because this is like the sort of like a little, there's a few that have got a little subliminal message on and that the ones that you can read. There's one you can't see it from here, but there's one right down there. Ani : Yeah. Rich : There's a light, just an actual street lights on the wall. And the artist came along painted yellow and did like a scene so that it looked like the sun. Ani : That is cute. Becky : Well, thank you so much for your time. Rich : You're welcome, you're welcome. Becky : Really interesting. Rich : It's fine, yeah, no problem.

Zaf: Can you introduce yourself? Boleh anda perkenalkan diri? Interviewee: Hi. Peace upon be you. My name is Amizatul Shayidah. Hai. Assalamualaikum. Nama saya Amizatul Shayidah. Zaf: May I know why you’re here? Bolehkah saya tahu mengapa anda berada di sini? Interviewee: I promised to meet my friends here. Saya janji berjumpa dengan kawan saya. Zaf: Do you feel safe when you walk in this area? Adakah anda berasa selamat apabila anda jalan di sini? Interviewee: I feel safe but at night, it feels quiet and less safe. Saya rasa selamat tetapi apabila tengah malam, dia rasa sunyi dan kurang selamat. Zaf: Do you face any issues or problems when walking in the site? Adakah anda mempunyai sebarang isu atau masalah ketika berjalan di site tersebut? Interviewee: The issue is, poorly lit roads make me less comfortable. Isu dia, kurang lampu di jalan raya yang membuatkan dia rasa kurang selesa. Zaf: In your opinion, what kind of activities do women usually engage in, on the site? Bagi pendapat anda, apakah aktiviti yang wanita sering ‘engage’ di site tersebut? Interviewee: Most of the time, doing daily activities such as joging, bringing pets out, dogs or back from work. Kebanyakkannya, buat aktiviti harian seperti ‘joging’, membawa keluar haiwan, anjing ataupun balik daripada kerja. Zaf: In your opinion, do you feel unsafe? Bagi anda, adakah anda juga mempunyai sebarang rasa tidak selamat? Interviewee: For me, it is safe because it is near to public transportation and surrounded by shops. Bagi saya, selamat je sebab dekat dengan kenderaan dan kedai- kedai di sekeliling. Zaf: What kind of places do women usually avoid? Apakah jenis tempat yang wanita sering elak? Interviewee: Alleys under the bridges or places that are poorly lit at night time or routes that are far from the main roads, shops or main vehicle routes. Lorang bawah jambatan ataupun tempat-tempat yang kurang lampu apabila tengah malam, ataupun laluan yang jauh daripada laluan utama seperti yang ada kedai ataupun laluan utama kenderaan. Zaf: Do you feel vulnerable or exposed to any violence in this area? Adakah anda rasa mudah terdedah kepada sebarang ‘violence or vulnerability’ di tempat ini? Interviewee: If a problem was to occur to women, we would find it difficult to seek help around. Masalah berlaku kepada wanita, sukar untuk kita meminta pertolongan oleh orang sekeliling. Zaf: What are your feelings or thoughts when you are here? Apakah perasaan anda atau sebarang ‘thoughts’ ketika anda berasa di sini? Interviewee: The site is interesting and enjoyable to visit during weekends but at the same time it is quite scary because it is far from public places. Site tersebut menarik untuk dilalui dan menarik untuk dilihat pada hari minggu untuk datang ‘enjoy’ tapi pada masa yang sama dia agak menakutkan kerana dia jauh daripada tempat awam. Zaf: Can you explain what is the best word or sentence to describe Pomona. Boleh anda menceritakan perkataan terbaik atau ‘sentence’ mengenai Pomona. Interviewee: Joy of walking. Zaf: What are your hopes for Pomona? Apakah harapan anda untuk Pomona? Interviewee: I hope that Pomona becomes successful and a lot of residential development happens so it won’t feel too quiet for us to walk around. Saya harap Pomona menjadi makin maju dan banyak residensi supaya dia tidak terlalu sunyi untuk kita pegi sekeliling.

Zaf: Can you introduce yourself? Boleh anda perkenalkan diri? Interviewee: Hi. My name is Dalila, I am 24 years old. Hai. Nama saya Dalila, saya umur 24 tahun. Zaf: May I know why you’re here? Bolehkah saya tahu mengapa anda berada di sini? Interviewee: I was invited by my friend to see the site and get a feeling of the site. Saya diajak oleh kawan saya untuk tengok site tu ‘and’ dapat ‘feeling of the site’. Zaf: Do you feel safe when you walk in this area? Adakah anda berasa selamat apabila anda jalan di sini? Interviewee: When walking towards there, the roads are quite scary because it is empty, not many people are around but after entering the site, the site is big but at the same time, it feels empty. Masa berjalan ke situ, jalan dia macam menakutkan sikit sbb dia kosong, tak banyak orang dekat sekeliling tapi bila dah masuk site, site tu besar ‘but at the same time’ dia rasa kosong. Zaf: Do you face any issues or problems when walking in the site? Adakah anda mempunyai sebarang isu atau masalah ketika berjalan di site tersebut? Interviewee: No but the site is big, so the route is far. The site differs in height and the feelings it gives you makes you feel a bit unsettled. Tak ada tapi sebab site tu besar, so jalan jauh. Site tu punya perbezaan dalam ketinggian ‘and the feelings it gives you makes you feel a bit unsettled’. Zaf: In your opinion, what kind of activities do women usually engage in, on the site? Bagi pendapat anda, apakah aktiviti yang wanita sering ‘engage’ di site tersebut? Interviewee: Women walk in groups, women do not walk alone, women would be hyper-aware. They would be aware of their surroundings. Wanita akan selalu berjalan dalam group, wanita tak akan jalan seorang, wanita akan jadi hyper-aware. Dia orang akan sedar akan dia orang punya ‘surroundings’ Zaf: In your opinion, do you feel unsafe? Bagi anda, adakah anda juga mempunyai sebarang rasa tidak selamat? Interviewee: Yes. Zaf: What kind of places do women usually avoid? Apakah jenis tempat yang wanita sering elak? Interviewee: Routes that women usually avoid are dark, empty, narrow places, sometimes crowds if there’s a lot of people. Jalan yang perempuan elak ‘usually’ tempat gelap, tempat kosong, ‘narrow places, sometimes crowds if there’s a lot of people’. Zaf: What are your feelings or thoughts when you are here? Apakah perasaan anda atau sebarang ‘thoughts’ ketika anda berasa di sini? Interviewee: It feels like the place can be developed into something great but at the same time it feels empty. I think I need to know more about its history. Rasa macam tempat yang boleh dibangunkan ‘into something great’ tapi buat masa sekarang rasa macam kosong. Saya rasa, saya kena tahu lagi banyak ‘about’ dia punya sejarah. Zaf: Can you explain what is the best word or sentence to describe Pomona. Boleh anda menceritakan perkataan terbaik atau ‘sentence’ mengenai Pomona. Interviewee: Empty. In terms of the feeling it gives you and the site. Kosong. ‘In terms of the feeling it gives you and the site’. Zaf: What are your hopes for Pomona? Apakah harapan anda untuk Pomona? Interviewee: Hoping they (developer) will consider the people who live there and find a solution for the existing issues. Harap dia orang akan ambil kira orang yang tengah duduk situ and cari ‘solution for the issues’ yang ada ‘right now’.

Nuoya: Hello, can you introduce yourself? 你好，可以介绍一下你自己吗 Interviewee: Yes, my name is Xiake. 好的，我的名字是霞客。 I’m from China and I’m studying Computer Science. 我来自中国，我在曼大学习计算机。 Nuoya: Do you live nearby or are you just passing by? 你是住在这附近吗，还是只是路过？ Interviewee: I’m here to visit my friend. She lives here. 我来找我住在这里的朋友, She invited me to eat lunch with her. 我们一起吃饭。 Nuoya: Did you walk here or bus it? 你走路过来的吗，还是坐公交车过来的？ Interviewee: Actually, I trained it here. I live far away from here. 其实我是坐火车来的，我住的比较远。 It takes 10 mins by train and it is not very expensive. 只要十分钟，而且还不贵。 Nuoya: Do you feel unsafe or vulnerable when you walk alone here? 当你一个人走在这片区域你会觉得不安全吗 Interviewee: Yes. I do feel unsafe because there is not a lot of people here, walking by. 是有点不安全， 因为路上人太少了。 There is limited shops and cafes. 然后这里商店也不多， I’m afraid there is no one who could help me If some thing really happened. 我害怕当危险发生的时候没有人可以帮助我。 Another concern is that, 还有就是， I'm afraid of dogs. There are a lot of dog walkers here. 我很害怕狗。 有很多人在这里遛狗。 There is a lot of green space available for them to walk their dogs. 因为这里有很多绿色植物开放的空间可以来遛狗。 Last time, i visited a dog ran to me, I was so scared. 上次有一只狗冲向我，我都吓死了。 Nuoya: Have you noticed that there are homeless people under the bridge? 你注意到天桥下面的流浪汉了吗？ Interviewee: I saw some old furnitures and traces of human’s living there. 我看见一些旧家具和人的生活痕迹， But sometimes there is leakage of rain, falling on to their items 但是有时候桥下会漏雨， and the trains are very noisy. 而且周围的火车也很吵 Personally, I don't think it is a very good place to live. 我不觉得这里是一个很好的居住的地方。 Nuoya: How do you think you can improve the safety of women here? 你觉得怎么做可以提高这里女性的安全程度？ Interviewee: In my opinion, I think there should be more shops and entertainment spaces. 我觉得吧， 多一点商店，咖啡馆， 和娱乐设施。 I think I would feel safer when there are more people on the site. 我觉得这里人多一点就会好很多。 Besides, more street light. 还有就是， 多一点路灯 I don't go out much at night but I wish it was brighter. 我希望这里晚上亮一点， 虽然我晚上不怎么出门。 Nuoya: Can you describe Pomona island in a few sentances? 、 可以用一句话描述你眼中的pomona island吗？ Interviewee: High quality residential area with a lot of green space. 这是一个高质量的居民小区， 有很多室外空间。 It is different from the city, 和城市不一样， there are many animals and plants. 这里有很多植物和动物。 But it needs more development and an increase of recreational facilities. 但是这里缺少开发和娱乐设施。 Nuoya: Thanks for your time and patience. 非常感谢你的参与！ Interviewee: Yor’re welcome. 不客气。

Interviewer: How safe do you feel? Participant: Not safe at all, cos there’s people getting attacked all the time. When you’re sleeping, you’re getting attacked all the time and stuff. It’s wrong… and it’s the way it is. There’s like gangs of lads coming pissed up, you know drunk… and they’re in suits aswel, do you know what I mean and all that, but they stamp all over you. my mate died from his injuries the next day. He had head aches and all of that, and then he ended up collapsing. Interviewer: Do you identify this location as your home? Participant: Yeah… I do. I do class it as my home yeah… we’ve got nowhere else to go. Interviewer: Are you ever asked to leave? Participant: Yeah, yeah, by police every morning. Interviewer: What do you know about the area? Participant: Yeah… it’s dodgy, it’s dangerous, it’s dodgy, it’s… I know there’s places to go to get warm and all that, but it’s not open long enough now because of the covid and stuff. Interviewer: Yeah. Are there any visible crimes? Participant: A lot. A hell of a lot. A hell of a lot yeah. Even homeless against homeless. You know what I mean guys, so. Interviewer: Do you get disturbed a lot? I’m guessing you do Participant: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do, you do. You get things thrown at you and all that. Interviewer: Thank you for taking part. Participant: Oh, you’re welcome, guys. Thank you for the brew.

Interviewer: How safe do you feel? Participant: It’s as safe as you could say rolling a dice. You know, you never know what number you’re gonna get, you never know what around the corner. You know what I mean. That’s what I put that down to you. Interviewer: Do you identify this location as your home? If so, are you asked to move? Participant: Nah, erm… never asked to move from here. I come here because it’s got a bit of warmth. At the end of the day yeah… it’s as simple as this. the government are full of fucking shits. Sorry for swearing. You know what it is… say if you was on drugs, and you’ve been down certain roads yeah, they put you in these fucking houses. You know these supported accommodations and all that. They’re still current drug users. And you’re only as strong as your supporting foundation. So, before you know it, your walls are crumbling in. it’s a built system… failproof system. So, you never get nowhere. That’s a fact cos that’s on paper that. Do you know what I mean? So, you know all these people who you know when they try to make themselves look good and the government on the TV by saying ‘oh we’ve rehoused all these.’ Well, come and have another look, cos they aint fucking rehoused, and then, what they’re doing yeah is, they’re giving people, rent money into their own accounts to pay rent. That a one hundred percent failproof system. Fact! Do you know what I mean? So, everything that’s constructed around so called ‘helping’, is one hundred percent a failproof system. That’s documented that. Right. The government’s own documen…fucking…tation states that. Do you know what I mean, yeah? And it’s as simple as this in this country yeah… what the government do right, is they bend us over real hard.. and fucking bone us real hard for the rest of the world to see. And that’s it. Interviewer: What do you know about the area? Participant: I’m born and bred me so; I know it like the back of my hand. Interviewer: Yeah. Are there any visible crimes? Participant: Not a lot recently. Nah not a lot around here. Interviewer: Do you get disturbed a lot? Participant: most times yeah, you do get disturbed a lot. But it depends on who you are though aswel, and if people know who you are. Obviously, some of the people who come on these streets yeah… they’ve lived certain lifestyles, they’ve been certain people before and people out here know that. People who don’t know that; they’ll come across and find out that. You know, other than that yeah, I don’t know. I don’t know because everyone has a different view though innit. But ninety percent of the time, everyone has the same view. Interviewer: Thank you for taking part in this interview. Participant: Nah nice one for that. Cheers.

Interviewer: Hi, I’m Ani. I’m going to ask you a few questions. How safe do you feel here? Participant: Safe enough. Interviewer: Okay. Do you identify this location as your home? Participant: Sometimes yeah. Interviewer: What do you mean by sometimes? Participant: Well, it depends where I be. Interviewer: Are you ever asked to move from this location? Participant: No. Interviewer: What do you know about the area? Participant: Yeah, yeah. I’ve been around this area for twenty years. Interviewer: Yeah. Are there any visible crimes? Participant: You do. You’d see an odd one very now and again. Interviewer: Do you get disturbed a lot? Whilst you’re sleeping or resting? Participant: No. No. Interviewer: Thank you for taking part in this interview. Participant: No problem.