Coppice Farm is a fairly affluent area on the borders of Walsall and Wolverhampton, where substantial modern houses stand surrounded by pleasant parkland.
But look at it through young people's eyes and a different picture emerges. There are few community facilities, leaving teenagers with few places to hang out. What's more, the police have declared parts of the area a dispersal zone.
At least once a week, though, the boredom is broken when the Walsall Technology Bus parks up. Even on a grey, drizzly December afternoon like today the arrival of the mobile youth centre still brings out 10 young people looking for something to do after school.
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