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Wednesday, November 04, 2009, 07:00

A teenage boy was treated in hospital after being shot with a BB gun in a playground in Clevedon.

The 13-year-old boy was in the playground at Old Church Road on Friday at around 5pm when he felt a sharp pain in his leg.

The boy, who was on his own in the playground, was taken to Clevedon Hospital for treatment for a small wound to his leg.

No pellets from a BB gun were found in the playground.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw the incident and has any other information to contact them at Clevedon police station on 0845 4567000.

Clevedon





Clevedon was mentioned in the Domesday Book as being a holding of a tenant in chief by the name of Mathew of Mortaigne and was listed at that time as having eight villagers and ten smallholders. During the Victorian era Clevedon became a popular seaside town. The Victorian craze for bathing in the sea was catered for in the late 19th century by saltwater baths adjacent to Clevedon Pier (the foundations can still be seen), and bathing machines on the main beach. At the dawn of the twentieth century Clevedon was still a popular resort and the Curzon cinema was built, which is the oldest purpose-built, continuously operated cinema in the world.

Population		22,000
OS grid ref		ST406714
Parish		Clevedon
District		North Somerset
Postcode		BS21
Dialing code		01275
Police		Avon and Somerset
Fire		Avon
Ambulance		Great Western
Euro Parlilament		South West England
UK Parliament		Woodspring

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