Fencing set to protect Rec

FENCING is set to be installed at a site to prevent travellers getting access.

Baxenden Recreation Ground has been targeted several times in recent years, with one group last month spending nearly three weeks on the ground before moving on when the council obtained a court order.

Speaking to the Observer earlier this month, ward councillor Terry Hurn called on the council to take action and make the site more secure.

Coun Ken Moss, cabinet member for leisure, said new fencing will be installed later in the summer to ‘deter unauthorised vehicle access’.

He said: “Baxenden Recreation Ground has recently been subject to unauthorised vehicle access, which not only caused damage to the field, but also meant it couldn’t be used by local residents.

“Grant funding for fencing is very difficult to come by, however, the council has been able to find some funding internally at the end of the financial year which we can use to install suitable hit and miss barrier fencing to prevent further unauthorised vehicular access.”