Playground briefly closed after vandals trigger a whole bunch of kilos of harm

A well-liked kids’s playground in Clacton has been briefly closed after vandals precipitated a whole bunch of kilos of harm.

Tendring District Council (TDC), which is chargeable for the Clacton Leisure Centre play space in Vista Highway, has been left counting the price of repairs following a spate of incidents.

The most recent assault, the third in current weeks, noticed vandals rip up security flooring in numerous spots, whereas litters bins have been damaged open and garbage was left strewn throughout the play space.

Councillor Mick Barry, Cupboard Member for Leisure and Public Realm, stated he was pissed off that cash that might in any other case be spent on sustaining parks should as a substitute be spent on repairing harm.

“Vandalism has been an ongoing downside at this playground, which is widespread with youthful kids, for numerous weeks,” he stated.

“The security flooring has been repeatedly ripped up, leaving the positioning unusable.

“The harm is getting extra intensive every time, so we’re sadly having to take a look at the potential of putting in CCTV on the website.

“We have now needed to order fairly a little bit of flooring combine, which arrived on Friday, so we will probably be seeking to restore the play space this week.

“Taxpayers will once more be left footing a invoice of roughly £500 every time we’re pressured to restore the flooring.

“These are nothing however senseless acts of vandalism which are stopping younger kids from with the ability to take pleasure in a cherished facility on the very begin of the varsity summer season holidays.

“I’d urge anybody who spots vandalism or who witnesses suspicious behaviour at our services to contact the police.”

Witnesses to the incidents are inspired to report legal harm on to Essex Police at www.essex.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/.

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