Council sparks fury by removing play equipment from popular park

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Furious parents in Cornwall have hit out after equipment was stripped from a well-used play park just as the school summer holidays began.Cornwall Council removed swings and a roundabout from St Just Recreation Ground this week following a detailed condition survey that found the apparatus was unsafe and could not be repaired.The authority has confirmed it lacks the budget to install replacements and is dependent on external funding sources that are not currently available.Families have been left with virtually no outdoor play facilities for older children over the summer break, with residents saying the remaining equipment caters only for toddlers.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The park, which is owned by the charity Fields in Trust, formerly known as the National Playing Fields Association, is one of very few free recreational spaces in the area.Pauline Milligan, a mother who lives directly opposite the recreation ground, said the removal had left local children devastated.

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