Culzean Castle children's play park forced to close after vandals torch equipment

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A children's playpark at a major Ayrshire attraction has been forced to close after being torched by vandals. The kids site at Culzean Castle Country Park was left trashed by yobs who set fire to equipment.

Park bosses had to shut down the family attraction after waking up to the destruction last Saturday morning. Shocking images have since emerged showing fire damage to the wooden surface at the park and burn marks on the children's play slide.

The historic castle and surrounding grounds is run by charity National Trust of Scotland (NTS). And workers at the site have told how the sorry state of the park had left them 'disheartened'.

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