Bloxwich park remains closed after six months with no reopening date in sight ahead of school holidays
Walsall Council has been unable to provide a date as to when the play area at King George V park in Bloxwich will reopen.
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The closure followed damage to a children’s climbing apparatus and rubbish bin after they were both set on fire in October 2024.
The damaged equipment has since been removed from the park, and the council said it is waiting on an installation date from the supplier of the new equipment.
The park has remained closed ‘in the interest of public safety’ but the council has been unable to explain why the park is still considered dangerous.
Despite the warm sunny spells and the Easter holidays around the corner, no date has been provided for the reopening of the park.
A spokesperson for Walsall Council, said: “The play area at King George V in Bloxwich has been closed while some of the play equipment is replaced.
“New play equipment has been ordered and we are waiting to confirm an installation date with the supplier.”
In the same month that the play area in Bloxwich was targeted by fire, part of the play area at Reedswood Park was also destroyed by fire.
Walsall Council said the replacement costs at both sites were estimated to cost taxpayers £95,000.
