Bagillt.North Wales - Yobs condemned for dumping empty beer can and bottles on grounds of Flintshire primary school

Published date: 10 July 2016 | 

Published by: Jamie Nield-Siddall 
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ANTI-social behaviour in the grounds of a primary school is causing “concern”.

Empty beer cans and bottles are regularly being left in a children’s forest area of Ysgol Merllyn in Bagillt.

Vandals have also cut fencing to gain access to a football pitch at the school – leaving “dangerous jagged edges”.

North Wales Police, school governors and Flintshire Council are all working together to try and reduce the “unwanted and unnecessary” behaviour.

Sarah Adamson, whose four children go to the school, posted a picture of the pile of empty beer cans and bottles on Facebook.

She said: “This is what is being left at Ysgol Merllyn’s forest school daily.

“This isn't fair and could mean that the little people of this village will have to lose the forest school facility.

“If you see or hear anything, could you let the school know. Thank you.”

Bagillt councillor Andrew Griffiths, who is the vice-chairman of governors at the school, believes the vandalism and littering is creating dangerous hazards for the pupils.

“People have been using bolt cutters to gain access to the 

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five-a-side football pitch – they have cut sections out,” he said.

“It is leaving jagged edges and it is dangerous.

“We were on the verge of getting the fencing taken down but the police said it would be a bad idea.

“We just don’t lock the football pitch now because if they want to get in, they will get in anyway.

“As far as where the bottles are being left, people are coming from the back of the field. There’s not a lot we can do about it.

“It is dangerous.

“The children can gain access to it.

“We have asked the police to keep an eye out.”

Ian Budd, chief officer for education and youth, said agencies were joining forces to tackle the problem.

He added: “The forest area is accessed by the school.

“The school grounds, however are appropriately secure and we are working with school governors, North Wales Police and other agencies to reduce incidents of unwanted and unnecessary anti-social behaviour which are of concern to all at the school and the local community.”