KILLJOY council workers have removed a popular swing used by children in Furnace Green – for fear someone could have hurt themselves or that it could have damaged the tree to which it was attached.
Parents have been left bemused after it was decided that the two pieces of rope and wooden seat were a health and safety risk.
They have explained how the communal swing, in Winterfold, was helping children to make new friends and improving community spirit.
The swing was put up by the...
