Progress in Lightburn Park

Contact with SLDC officials went really well yesterday.

They agreed that perhaps maintenance of the park had been neglected because of the wide range of responsibilities of the engineer responsible. Improvements are already in hand. Safety has always been the main concern but the presence of large puddles also needed dealing with.

The mindless behaviour of some teenagers that were hangers on to the Skateboarding Group led to much of the pottery that was put up yesterday in the childrens area being smashed.

Alternative areas are being tried out and action necessary to achieve an improvement in behaviour are being explored. It may be that for too long teenagers have done what they liked in the park without giving consideration to other younger children and the adults in the area.

The difference between Lightburn and the Gill is that there are very few adults around at Lightburn. By contrast there are far more adults than teenagers at Gill banks most of the time largely due to its popularity with walkers particularly those with a dog.