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27

Mar 2024

Last Updated: 27/03/2024
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School holiday frustration as Knaresborough play area remains closed

by John Plummer

| 27 Mar, 2024
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A family has voiced frustration about the ongoing closure of the new council-owned play area next to Knaresborough Leisure and Wellness Centre.

Fysche Hall Field Play Area opened briefly in February only to close a few days later due to wet weather. It has not reopened since and is now not expected to do so until May.

This is disappointing news for Knaresborough families whose young children would like to use the facilities, which include swings, a climbing frame and a slide, during the Easter holidays.

Hayley Lister, whose step-grandson is nearly two, said it was frustrating not to be able to use council facilities when council tax was rising.

She added:

"I understand we have had a lot of rain but surely if they are building a brand new park they would have a good drainage system in place for the water to run away.
"It’s the Easter holidays now and I just hope this will be open as there will be a lot disappointed children if it stays shut."






The Stray Ferret asked North Yorkshire Council for an update.

Karl Battersby, the council ’s corporate director of environment, said:

“The play area was installed as part of the new swimming pool complex in Knaresborough and was handed over to our parks team to manage once building work on the development was completed.
“The play area opened in time for the February half-term holiday, but the site became very muddy due to extremely wet weather over the last few months and was closed as the newly-laid turf needed to dry out.
“As the weather has not improved and heavy rain is still forecast, the current plan is to reopen the site at the beginning of May.”






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