I’ve received a couple of phone calls from local residents about signs that the Children’s Services directorate have erected on the playing fields behind Ash Grove.
I must say I’m more than a little bemused at why they have appeared. I assume that given the current financial situation, the Council has better things to do than employ officers to chase dog-walkers and kids playing football off an open playing field. Sure, there is sometimes a problem with fly-tipping but that is unlikely to be resolved with a sternly-worded sign!
In fact, other than to either bemuse or annoy some local residents, I don’t see any merit in these signs whatsoever. The Children’s Services directorate has more than enough on it’s plate without attempting to ban football and dog-walking from our green spaces!
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