Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Parents' anger as yobs burn down park treehouse

GUTTED: The charred remains of the treehouse.
Photo credit/ Meriden Park Adventure Playground 

A POPULAR adventure playground in Chelmsley Wood has been targeted by arsonists.
The treehouse at Meriden Park’s Adventure Playground was set alight on Sunday (May 18).
Yesterday, photos of the blackened timber were posted on Facebook, to the dismay of many local parents.
Stephanie Downing wrote: “This is horrible, why would someone do this?
“My two love coming to the adventure playground and I just cannot believe that there are still people out there that [think] wanton destruction is acceptable.”
Sharon Elliker added: “What is wrong with people that they would begrudge kids having fun. I hope they are proud of themselves.”
A spokesman for the adventure playground said they wanted to install a better fence to protect the equipment and also urged people to spread the word that children and teenagers should not be inside the facility outside of opening hours.
Police are investigating the fire. If you have any information call officers on 101.

  • In an unrelated incident, some residents in North Solihull have reported seeing smoke rising from a massive fire at a woodchip plant some six miles away. The blaze broke out at A&A Recycling Limited, in Cornets End Lane, on Friday. At its height, around 80 firefighters were battling to bring the flames under control. It’s thought that it could take crews another two days to completely extinguish the fire.

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