- Cherry Boys
Infobox Criminal organization
name =Cherry Boys
caption =
founded =1990s
founding location =Charlton, South London
years active =1990s to present
territory = Cherry Orchard Estate, Charlton
ethnic makeup = MostlyBlack British
membership est = +100
criminal activities =Murder , Drug trafficking,robbery ,
allies =
rivals = Woolwich BoysThe Cherry Boys are a gang based in Charlton,
South London . The gang was formed on the "Cherry Orchard Estate" off Charlton Road, from which the gang derives its name.Most gang members are of Afro-Caribbean origin, and reside in the Charlton area. The Cherry Boys is one of the three largest gangs in Greenwich Borough (nicknamed "Green Borough"), along with the
Woolwich boys and T-Block fromThamesmead . [ [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1519187.0.gangs_in_turf_war.php Gangs In Turf War (from News Shopper) ] ]History
The Cherry boys have a long-standing dispute with the
Woolwich boys fromWoolwich . The dispute often boils over into skirmishes, the latest of which occurred on June 27, 2007. This mass brawl resulted in three people being stabbed, and 21 people from both gangs being arrested. [ [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.1509630.0.0.php Latest news, sport and leisure for Bexley, Bromley, Dartford, Gravesend, Greenwich and Lewisham ] ] Some are being charged withattempted murder , with police finding golf clubs, cricket bats and knives at the scene. [http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/content/bexley/times/news/story.aspx?brand=BXYOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsbxy&itemid=WeED05%20Jul%202007%2012%3A58%3A03%3A237]References
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