Plea To Parents After Under-Age Drinking In Kibworth Park

Police are pleading with parents to know what their children are doing after anti social behaviour at Warwick Park in Kibworth over the weekend.

Patrols were upped after problems on Friday night, linked to underage drinking.

A large amount of litter, including glass from smashed broken bottles in the children’s play area, had to be cleared up the following morning by volunteers.

A newly installed litter bin at Smeeton Road Recreation Ground in the village was also vandalised with graffiti.

There have been similar problems at Little Bowden Recreation Ground.

Posting on social media, Harborough Police said: “Parents, you really need to know what your kids are doing. Police spent most of the night between parks again.

“Alcohol is coming from somewhere. It can’t be just shops. We’ve been told it was mostly year 10 pupils. But yr 11 were celebrating end of exams. Where were your young ones last night?

“We cannot rely on volunteers to clean this mess up. You can use the parks, just use them with respect to others.

“We can’t keep sending officers to parks at night when people need us elsewhere.

“When we are here, we are not with them.”

Smashed glass at Warwick Park in Kibworth Pic: Caroline Pitcher

Pic: Caroline Pitcher

Pic: Caroline Pitcher

A newly installed bin was vandalised at Smeeton Road Recreation Ground in Kibworth