Church leader's home ruined after 800 revellers turn up to Facebook party An Essex Police spokesperson said, "Police were called following calls from residents regarding nuisance behaviour in the street. Officers found a large number of teenagers had visited the area to attend a party advertised openly on social media. Revellers also threw empty alcohol bottles inside the party and a number of mobile phones were lost during the night. Sarah, a pupil at the respected Anglo European School in Ingatestone, had invited up to 30 school friends to her house for an early celebration of her 15th birthday in February. However, she posted full details of the party including her address on Facebook. The gathering still went ahead despite the school contacting her mother, Esther Hine, who is on a council committee for a local Church, two weeks ago to check if she was aware it was advertised on the internet. A friend of Sarah's said: "We went to meet some of our friends at the station and there were other people arriving asking for directions. I said I didn't know, but they just followed us back. Mrs Hine said at 6.30pm there were about 20 of Sarah's close friends, but by 7pm scores of people were turning up in groups of ten or more. Despite the large numbers they were welcomed into the house until it and the garden were full and hundreds of youths were drinking outside. Although apparently losing control of her property, Mrs Hine continued to allow people in and it was neighbours who called police about the crowds outside. One woman, who would not be named, said, "It was like Belfast in the 1970s out there. It was terrifying to see it in the quiet road. There were hundreds of people out to cause trouble. Scores of police were mobilised across Billericay from 8pm to turn back new arrivals and disperse others from the house and street. A man, 43, returning from a pub, saw arguments between police and youths at the station. "I saw at least half a dozen police cars at or near the station and they included at least one dog unit," he said. I could see groups of teenagers on both platforms of the station, all over the forecourt and wandering around.