Councillors are to take action over concerns that school children are “terrified” of visiting public parks across the Wakefield district.
A meeting heard growing numbers of children are fearful of anti-social behaviour from older teenagers and adults. Members of Wakefield Council’s climate change and environmental well-being scrutiny committee plan to look into the problem. Committee chair Tony Wallace said he was “taken aback” during a meeting with students from Castleford Academy. Coun Wallis, Labour councillor for Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward, arranged the meeting with youngsters to discuss issues in the town.
“I was just taken aback about just how scared they were. “It really was surprising and I think we need to do something about it.” Public parks in Castleford include Queen’s Park, Savile Park, Valley Gardens and Smawthorne Welfare. Coun Wallis said he had concerns that the issue is a “district-wide problem”. Mohamed Ayub, councillor for Wakefield East, said similar problems had been raised at two police and communities together meetings he had attended in his ward.
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