in this period and its repair schedules. By 1981, renting a council house was less than aspirational. 1981 riots in Hyson Green In 1981, there were serious riots across many major cities in England, including Nottingham, on the weekend of 10–12 July. The main motives for the riots were related to racial tension and inner-city deprivation, together with a distrust of the police and 'authority' in general. The riots started on the Friday night on Radford Road in response to a significant build-up of police presence, and moved to the flats in the early hours of Saturday morning. On the Saturday night the riots moved to the city centre when racists from outside the town had attacked blacks under the cover of the riots. The fighting began as a confrontation with the police using stones and petrol bombs, with shop windows only being broken 'accidentally', but looting occurred later; the rioters were always of mixed races and ages, employed and unemployed. Petrol bombs were made and thrown, but an early attempt to torch the flats was successfully resisted by the residents. Over 100 people were arrested by the police, but only one man was charged. Prince Charles visited Hyson Green Flats in 1982, during a fact-finding tour of Britain's inner cities. 'He had minimum security as he visited the walkways and drank tea and talked with the residents. He left in a yellow helicopter', resident Mark Watson remembers. Housing after the flats The cleared area was used for an Asda superstore and low-rise, lower-density housing. Geography Adjacent to The Forest tram stop is the Forest Recreation Ground, which holds the annual Nottingham Goose Fair and frequent sport matches on the grass pitches. There is a small playground and several artificial grass pitches. The recreation ground was a race course in Victorian times. Local facilities include a library, now situated in the Mary Potter Centre. The former library building dates from approximately 1890 and has always been a free library. Local economy and religion Radford Road in Hyson Green is a busy shopping road outside the city centre. In 2013 it was home to two major Asian supermarkets. The local area has a Czech Republic Protestant Church, a Russian Orthodox Church, a Greek Orthodox Church, a Nigerian Catholic Church, 2 gurdwaras, 3 Hindu temples, a Buddhist temple, and 11 mosques. St. Paul's Church, Hyson Green now housing St. Stephen's Church, Hyson