How Lewis Parker Vowed to Repair a Nunsthorpe Play Park After His Daughter Injured Herself

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1. A Grimsby dad has vowed to repair a Nunsthorpe play park if the Council don't repair it first after his daughter injured herself on an outstretched nail.

2. Lewis Parker's daughter was playing at the park in Sutcliffe Avenue when she tripped and fell into a nail that was sticking out of the wood. Thankfully, her mum managed to grab her leaving her with just a scratch. Had she not, things could have been a lot worse. Lewis said: "My partner took our daughter to the park on Tuesday (April 25). She's only just turned one and we bring her here often because she really enjoys it, but this time, there was a nail sticking out one of the pieces of wood and she fell over and hit her nose on it. Read more: Grimsby mum forced to walk different way on school run because of 'scary' graffiti "Thankfully, my partner was walking with her and caught her, otherwise it could have been much worse."

3. Lewis got in touch with North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) in the hope they would fix but has vowed "if the Council don't fix it, I will".

4. Parts of the wooden frame is rotten and nails were found sticking out of the play park on Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby (Image: GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford). Lewis said: "We've got the community backing on this, it's a great place for the kids in the community and there is nothing much like it left after they got rid of the youth centre. It shouldn't be getting to this state for us to be doing something though, it shouldn't take someone getting injured to make a difference."

5. In response to Lewis' comments, an NELC spokesperson said: “We are sorry to hear about the young girl’s injury and we’ve spoken with Mr Parker. “Please be assured that our play areas are subject to regular Health and Safety inspections. This play area was last inspected on April 20 and we are putting in a new piece of play equipment. We welcome interest from communities who are interested in taking a more active role in fundraising and looking after their local play area. “However, we can’t allow members of the public to carry out repairs to play equipment themselves. If anyone from the local area is interested in looking after this play area, please contact us so we can work together to take care of it. And if anyone notices that a piece of park equipment is faulty or damaged, please tell us about it using the Report It function on our website, www.nelincs.gov.uk .”

     When Lewis Parker’s daughter, just one year old, tripped and fell into a nail that was sticking out of the wood at a Nunsthorpe play park in Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, he knew something had to be done. Thankfully, his partner was walking with her and caught her, otherwise it could have been much worse. After being told about what had happened, Lewis felt he needed to do something and has now vowed to repair the play park himself if the North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) doesn’t step in.

     Lewis said: “My partner took our daughter to the park on Tuesday (April 25). She's only just turned one and we bring her here often because she really enjoys it. However, this time, there was a nail sticking out one of the pieces of wood and she fell over and hit her nose on it. Thankfully, my partner was walking with her and caught her, otherwise it could have been much worse.”

     He added: “She was crying and had a bleeding nose bless her, which is when I decided to warn people about it.”

     With the help of the community, Lewis has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for materials to repair the play park. The Council have now closed it to the public and intend to install a new piece of equipment in the coming days.

     Lewis said: “We've got the community backing on this, it's a great place for the kids in the community and there is nothing much like it left after they got rid of the youth centre. It shouldn't be getting to this state for us to be doing something though, it shouldn't take someone getting injured to make a difference.”

     Parts of the wooden frame is rotten and nails were found sticking out of the play park on Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby (Image: GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford)

     In response to Lewis' comments, an NELC spokesperson said: “We are sorry to hear about the young girl’s injury and we’ve spoken with Mr Parker. Please be assured that our play areas are subject to regular Health and Safety inspections. This play area was last inspected on April 20 and we are putting in a new piece of play equipment. We welcome interest from communities who are interested in taking a more active role in fundraising and looking after their local play area.”

     The spokesperson went on to explain that the Council can’t allow members of the public to carry out repairs to play equipment themselves, but they are open to working with the local community to take care of it.

     Lewis is determined to make a difference and has already started to raise funds for the repair of the play park. He said: “As it is, it looks like an eyesore. The Nunsthorpe gets a bad reputation as it is and leaving things looking like this doesn’t help.”

     The local community is getting behind Lewis’ efforts and hopefully the play park can be repaired soon. In the meantime, Lewis has urged people to be vigilant and report any faulty or damaged play equipment to the Council.

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