Council anger after Kirkby park is hit by vandals

Police are hunting for vandals who broke onto Kingsway Park in Kirkby and ruined two playing fields by driving a car across them several times.
By John Smith
Published 11th Jan 2021, 10:09 BST
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Ashfield District Council’s Community Protection team is working with Nottinghamshire Police to find those responsible.

Coun Helen-Ann Smith, portfolio holder for community safety at the council, said: “This kind of anti-social behaviour is totally unacceptable.

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"These mindless vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to two valued playing fields on Kingsway Park.

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Coun Dale Grounds and Antonio Taylor, community protection manager at the council, inspect the damage with a council protection officer and the Kirkby environment team leaderCoun Dale Grounds and Antonio Taylor, community protection manager at the council, inspect the damage with a council protection officer and the Kirkby environment team leader
Coun Dale Grounds and Antonio Taylor, community protection manager at the council, inspect the damage with a council protection officer and the Kirkby environment team leader

“This issue goes beyond the monetary cost to repair the damage – their reckless behaviour has ruined two fields which were enjoyed by residents everyday.

"The council will not tolerate this kind of behaviour in Ashfield, and we are working closely with the police to ensure that we can find who is responsible.

“The council’s environment team is working to fix the damage, by reseeding the areas, so the fields can continued to be enjoyed by the community as part of their daily exercise during lockdown.”