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 = Mostly Black British
membership est = +100
criminal activities = Murder, Drug trafficking, robbery,
allies =
rivals = Woolwich Boys

The 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 from Thamesmead. [ [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 from Woolwich. 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 with attempted 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]

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