Vandalism forces Parish Council to close MUGA

VANDALS have finally forced the Parish Council to lock the allweather sports area at Ellis Park.

One of the two MUGAs has previously been open to the general public to use but has been attacked by young hooligans on a regular basis frequently causing costly damage.

The Parish have decided that they cannot keep spending Council-tax payers’ money with every expectation that it will happen again. Goal posts have been swung on till they have bent beyond repair, glass has been smashed all over the playing area, fires have been started on the surface and this last incident saw a picture of part of a man’s anatomy painted on the surface.

In future both courts will only be available to organised groups paying to use them properly.