This is Hull and East Riding --EXTRA police will be on duty tonight to prevent end-of-school celebrations spilling over into booze-fuelled bother.
Police are warning school children against under-age drinking as pupils break up from school for the summer holidays.
Parents are also being put on alert about teenagers congregating for booze-fuelled parties tonight.
Police in the East Riding have visited secondary schools ahead of the six-week school holidays to warn pupils about the under-age drinking laws.
Inspector Rob Cocker, of the Beverley neighbourhood policing team, said: "Officers covering the East Riding have been speaking to pupils and their parents regarding the dangers of under-age drinking.
"With possible post-prom unsupervised parties taking place and huge meets planned for the evening of the last day of term, police have been working closely with schools to ensure parents talk to their children about potential dangers and to discourage them from joining in with the planned drinking meets.
"In the past, police have had to deal with teenagers under the influence of alcohol who have been fighting, being abusive and in a very drunk state, leaving themselves in a very vulnerable position."
Extra officers on duty tonight will be keeping an eye on under-age drinking hotspots.
Insp Cocker said: "Extra officers will be on duty to identify potential drinking sites and to warn landowners of the liabilities they face if anything should go wrong.
"It's not a good idea to allow children to be in that environment.
"I would encourage any parent reading this to speak to their children about alcohol, not just because of the risks of alcohol, but their vulnerability when they are drunk."
Beverley Westwood will be among areas patrolled by police after previous evidence of drinking parties in the Newbegin Pits and Burton Bushes area of the pastures.
Allan English, chairman of the Beverley Pasture Masters, who look after the common land, said: "When it's warm, you get teenagers congregating at night and drinking.
"They leave bottles and debris, which is a hazard for the cattle."
Police in the East Riding have been involved in a joint campaign called Think B4 U Drink and they have also taken this message into schools.
Inspector David Braysmith, who is responsible for licensing and reducing violent crime, said: "Alcohol-related violence and antisocial behaviour puts significant demands on police resources and other public services, as well as having a negative impact on local communities.
"Our part of the Think B4 U Drink campaign will focus on individual responsibility and on the responsibility of those within the licensed trade."
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