‘The swings are missing’: Children in Newcastle left with nowhere to play

Families worry about where their children will go during the summer as crumbling playgrounds are left in disrepair

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It's a warm day in July and Ginette is pushing her grandson on a swing next to the remains of a climbing frame, destroyed in an arson attack last October and still not replaced at the height of summer.

This is so sad," she says. This used to be a beautiful park, now look at it."