MADAM, I visited the park today by the

riverside in Ross. I was disappointed by the

lack of facilities in the park for young children.

The play area, maintained by Herefordshire

Council, was dirty and unkept. We stayed

only a short time with my little boy as I felt

that is was a disappointment and too unclean

to use.

The main metal door of the play area keeping

dogs out would not close and therefore

dogs were allowed to frequently go into the

area. The metal see-saw was broken and had

just been left in the area.

The floor tiles were covered in moss and

dirt and the playground climbing frame was

unkept. I originally went to the park last summer

and complained to the council about the

amount of glass found in the play area and the

broken gate. I couldn't see any glass in the

area today, but was upset to see that the gate

had not been fixed.

There were a great many people in the park

area today as it was a nice day, it was just a

shame that the council couldn't provide clean

and safe facilities for the young families to

use.

Mrs Williams, by email