I WAS walking through Croft Road Recreation Ground on Sunday, February 9, when I saw some youngsters having a football training session on the field.

What surprised me was that they had to bring their own portable goal posts with them – we only have one goal post on this field.

We did have two, but, unfortunately, the other one was taken out by the councillor in charge at the time. The excuse she made was that it was being taken away to be cleaned.

The goal post has never been replaced. I have repeatedly asked for another one but, to my dismay, it hasn’t happened.

I noticed by a photograph (January 13) that the Labour Party used to have a football team playing there. I am very pleased that they used the ground with both goal-posts available.

I’m sure if we had the other goal post replaced, then youngsters who wanted to play football on the field could do so – especially as it’s quoted by a certain Labour councillor that doing sports is important.

Cllr MICK HAINES
Croft Road
New Marston