Parents urged to act as scramblers tear up popular green space and park in Derry

Sinn Féin MLA Karen Mullan issued the call after damage was caused to the urban park in Ballymagowan at the back of Creggan.

Residents have complained scrambler riders have been misusing the popular green space and that the earth is being badly torn up.

“It’s nothing short of disgraceful that a park which is relatively new and is heavily used by the local community is being vandalised in this way.

“Councillor Tina Burke and I have been dealing with complaints about this for the past week and have been in discussions with Apex Housing to see if we can come up with solutions to prevent further damage

“The park is used by local people out walking, taking their children outside to use the greenspace and there are also five -a-side pitches. The last thing we want to see is it being destroyed,” she said.

Ms. Mullan said scramblers are ‘ripping up anything in their path and causing an awful mess.’

They are, she said, endangering people using the park and residents as they drive through busy streets.

“This needs to stop. Parents of those who own these motorbikes need to step up to the mark and stop it. If they want to drive motorbikes it should be off-road in a controlled and safe environment, not a park land in the middle of Creggan,” she stated.