Cropton Park security

John Fareham and John Abbott report that progress is being made with rendering Cropton Park secure outside opening hours.

We contacted the officers about this in connection with various reports of attempted arson. They say that measures have now been put in place to lock the premises – the rugby club will be opening the gates at 7.30 a.m. and locking them at dusk. This is not, perhaps, something which reflects particularly well on the corporate centre’s standards of efficiency, any more than did the delays in setting up the task and finish panel on park security, but we remain grateful to the rugby club for stepping in where officers and park rangers clearly fear to tread.