Summer holiday confusion as children in Wales are banned from cycling in parks

If there is any external funding for the park there may be specific rules/covenents on what use the park should have when accepting the money. Even then unless the council have a specific by-law it can't be enforced. As for the 'safety' bullshit comment, typical by local authority yet won't do jack shit to protect children when it comes to walking/cycling because they're too fucking busy filling in councillors claim forms to do anything to restrict motorvehicle use which DOES have an impact on child safety.

I meant also to mention that a couple of years ago we forced our local authority to 'mind it's own business' when we decided to have a short notice gathering/celebration of life/fund raiser after the sudden death of a local infant.

There was no commercial interest at all and the council told us we needed permission, then refused permission saying it was too late after saying it was okay.

So, I got stuck into them after I thought I was being courteous to let them know that a few hundred people were going to be using a small section of the park for a few hours. I first pointed out that the substantial funding from outside the council (Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund 'parks or people' scheme) was made with the proviso that the park was open for everyone to use, that it was a PUBLIC space and they had no right to stop us from turning up to use the space (freedom of assembly) just as if people would turn up and use the park on any given day and was perfectly within the bounds of normal everyday behaviour.

I also asked them what they were going to do should we turn up, who were they going to stop from being at the park and how. I made it clear that any attempt to stop people using the park was unlawful and would be considered a public order offence, possibly a common assault and I would call the police and contact the media to attend to report on their unlawful behaviour.  If they were to call the police I said they'd need a load of paddy wagons because I think several hundred people, mostly mums and kids would be more than angry with their unlawful act/threats.

Plus I'd be making a report to the organisation who helped fund the renovation of the park (£1.84M) so that they would ask for the money back because they'd failed to adhere to the specfic terms of use/whole point of being given the money.

That shut them up but it shows you how bad that local authorities are for these things.

Probably a response from lobbying by a sign installation company. That would be similar to the lobbying from the rubber matting manufacturers that led to all of our playgrounds having the grass and tarmac replaced with a product that requires frequent replacement, is suceptible to fire and teaches children that when they do something stupid you hit the deck and bounce. The consequence - now we pay less tax - our councils cannot afford to maintain the play grounds so they close the parks. Consequence, kids get fat or walk farther to get to the playground risking the chance of being hit by a car as they cross the road. 

Just a thought.......

What is the age of criminal responsibilty in the UK / Denbighshire

All those 6 year olds being taken to court...not

Just ride, fuck 'em

Perhaps the council should reinstate the 'keep off the grass signs' as well. Skateboards, frisbees, barbecues and flower picking should all be banned. There should be no children playing games of any sort anywhere and smiling should also be disallowed on Saturdays and Sundays for religious reasons, when everyone should be prevented from speaking. Jogging should be banned and people should walk on the left, making appropriate hand signals when they wish to overtake slower groups. Chewing gum and fast food should be disallowed, along with crisps, sweets and chocolate. Park visitors should only be allowed to eat fruit or nuts and anyone dropping litter should be banned from entering the park ever again. Mobility scooters should only be be allowed for those who are actually disabled, with those wishing to use them requiredd to undergo a disability test first.

Fuck 'em.

If that's the sign they are using it actually means No No Cycling - in the UK signs with red circles are prohibitive, to add a diagonal must negate the prohibition.

Thus meaning it is forbidden to not cycle.

Probably the council's response to the Active Travel Bill, Wales.

Can't be arsed...

Terrible headline....'children in Wales',  it's a specific county and its ONE park!!

Park becomes parks, plural. Looks like total ban. Please change the title.

Nice one. Teach kids to have scant respect for those kinds of signs from an early age. I reckon they were put up by an anarchist looking to free the kids from the tyranny of seeking permission.

You can't ban dog fouling, you can ban dogs!

What the monkeys is a park for, then?? I despair...

If a park (randomly drops pin on map) in Bridlington had the same sign I wonder if Road CC would say "Children in England Are Banned From Cycling in Parks".

Course not. That would be silly.

"we can only allow ball games where there is enough space and a goal facility within a fenced off play area"

I wish 1,000 games of football on your lawn, using your Rover 800 as the goal.

See?

Another positive step for healthy vibrant children, bring on the PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo

Well done Wales.

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Summer holiday confusion as children in Wales Denbighshire are banned from cycling in parks

FTFY.

So, you can't ride a bike, have a kick about, enjoy a beer or spliff or take your dog for a shit, seems little point in going to the park. What's the betting some developers have their eye on the parkland and want to reduce people using them?