They ordered their removal from the small field where they were standing - in case walkers fell over them. Astonished local people were told that ramblers using a public footpath across the field might have their heads bent over a map and not see the obstacle. Then, of course, there was the danger to people out at night. But the decision by Cheshire County Council has been branded an own goal by families whose children use the field in Alderley Edge. Philip Reid, a father of three, said: “Councils are constantly bleating about the obesity problem our children are facing and then they go and mess about with facilities aimed at combating it.” The fate of the goalposts was sealed after an inspection by county council officials. They ordered Macclesfield Borough Council, which owns the field, to move them. One consolation for local people is that Macclesfield Council is planning to improve the play area and will be consulting them before deciding what to put there. In the meantime, walkers can stride fearlessly across the site - so long as they can see their way past the basketball net, swings, slide and seesaw that are still there. Daily Mail 23/2/07.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Moving the goal posts
WHAT’S white, wide and waist-high, but still potentially invisible? The answer, according to a county council, is a set of goalposts used by children playing football. 
They ordered their removal from the small field where they were standing - in case walkers fell over them. Astonished local people were told that ramblers using a public footpath across the field might have their heads bent over a map and not see the obstacle. Then, of course, there was the danger to people out at night. But the decision by Cheshire County Council has been branded an own goal by families whose children use the field in Alderley Edge. Philip Reid, a father of three, said: “Councils are constantly bleating about the obesity problem our children are facing and then they go and mess about with facilities aimed at combating it.” The fate of the goalposts was sealed after an inspection by county council officials. They ordered Macclesfield Borough Council, which owns the field, to move them. One consolation for local people is that Macclesfield Council is planning to improve the play area and will be consulting them before deciding what to put there. In the meantime, walkers can stride fearlessly across the site - so long as they can see their way past the basketball net, swings, slide and seesaw that are still there. Daily Mail 23/2/07.
They ordered their removal from the small field where they were standing - in case walkers fell over them. Astonished local people were told that ramblers using a public footpath across the field might have their heads bent over a map and not see the obstacle. Then, of course, there was the danger to people out at night. But the decision by Cheshire County Council has been branded an own goal by families whose children use the field in Alderley Edge. Philip Reid, a father of three, said: “Councils are constantly bleating about the obesity problem our children are facing and then they go and mess about with facilities aimed at combating it.” The fate of the goalposts was sealed after an inspection by county council officials. They ordered Macclesfield Borough Council, which owns the field, to move them. One consolation for local people is that Macclesfield Council is planning to improve the play area and will be consulting them before deciding what to put there. In the meantime, walkers can stride fearlessly across the site - so long as they can see their way past the basketball net, swings, slide and seesaw that are still there. Daily Mail 23/2/07.
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