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It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as [[Stevenson and Higgins]]. |
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The town is also home to what is commonly known as the BYC, a large and quite powerful gang mainly situated |
The town is also home to what is commonly known as the BYC, a large and quite powerful gang mainly situated in the dense schemes of the town. The "Beith Young Crew" are known to have formed under the pressure of rivalry and violence between the its two neighbouring towns, Dalry and Kilbirnie, and membership grew due to increasing enthusiasm in Beith's young teenagers. Although most locals now believe the gang to be more of a nuisance than a help against gang violence, the BYC are nevertheless an extremely dangerous and lethal Mob. Strathclyde police have warned against pedestrians going near the gang, fearing for the public's safety. |
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Revision as of 16:05, 24 January 2006
Beith is a town in Ayrshire, Scotland.
One of its main claims to fame is that a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a former minister of its parish.
Dr Henry Faulds, the originator of the forensic use of fingerprinting as a means to identify criminals, was born in Beith in 1843.
It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as Stevenson and Higgins.
The town is also home to what is commonly known as the BYC, a large and quite powerful gang mainly situated in the dense schemes of the town. The "Beith Young Crew" are known to have formed under the pressure of rivalry and violence between the its two neighbouring towns, Dalry and Kilbirnie, and membership grew due to increasing enthusiasm in Beith's young teenagers. Although most locals now believe the gang to be more of a nuisance than a help against gang violence, the BYC are nevertheless an extremely dangerous and lethal Mob. Strathclyde police have warned against pedestrians going near the gang, fearing for the public's safety.