Image caption Police were attacked with petrol bombs, bottles and bricks in July 1995. This location also marks the start of the Lea Valley Walk. It followed four days of rioting in 1992. Riots broke out on Marsh Farm in the 1990s. Jimmy makes no bones aboutthe factthatthe riots were "fun"—"a good laugh". The redevelopment of the estate’s shopping area, being carried out on behalf of Luton Borough Council, started in … It was also said that the flats in Marsh Farm are unsafe to go into as they are believed to be havens for drug dealing and gangs congregating. The reason given was the reputation of Marsh Farm relating to the riots that took place in 1995, which still remains a talking point in Luton today. In 1995 there were two nights of rioting on the estate when about 500 people attacked police with petrol bombs, bottles and bricks. The completion of a £32m regeneration of an estate hit by riots in the 1990s is a "momentous day", a council said. Exodus Collective then organised an out-of-town party on Saturday, 8 July, intending to defuse the tension. The Marsh Farm estate in Luton is undergoing a 23m regeneration scheme. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. I took lots of photos on the walk so please check out the other photos in the set! Using Point Of Interest Mode with a DJI Phantom. With Marsh Farm winning the NDC bid for Luton, previous obstacles are starting to dissolve. Marsh Farm, a suburb of Luton, saw three nights of riots in July 1995. ... Luton has the highest negative equity and repossession rate in Britain, and Marsh Farm has its share. Hertfordshire GOC's 9 March 2013 walk, which went from Leagrave in Luton to Harpenden, mostly following the Lea Valley Walk. The final phase of work on Marsh Farm … The estate has been perceived as a trouble spot since riots in 1992 and 1995 gave the area a bad name. "Theyweren't local police," he says, "so Music: Mirror Lake by Cyrus Following the riots on Marsh Farm estate in 1995, one local newspaper led with the headline; "Boredom rules among Luton’s rebel youth". In 2019, People Power Passion’s six-month arts programme These tower blocks mark the edge of the Marsh Farm estate in Luton, famous for its riots in 1995. Never again perhaps. Tuesday 18 July 1995 23:02. comments. In 1995, when riots in Marsh Farm threatened to escalate to unimaginable violence, it was dance music in the form of the Exodus Collective’s impromptu rave that drew the crowds away. month was involved in the Marsh Farm estate riots, in Luton, which, after a first-night news blackout, dominated the national news until the trouble in Leeds edged them out ofthe public eye, writes Steve Platt. The Marsh Farm estate in Luton was built in the 1960s and probably gets its name from local marshland which was once divided into farms. 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