There have been calls for barbeques and even alcohol to be banned from parks in Liverpool following shameful scenes of broken glass and burnt bins in Sefton Park this weekend.
Appalling amounts of litter and waste were left strewn across the famous south Liverpool beauty spot, with recycling bins appearing to have caught fire from thrown away disposable barbeques. The scenes came after people headed to the park to enjoy the hot weather.
The Friends of Sefton Park group, which regularly organises litter picks, spent over an hour filling up eight bags of rubbish before they ran out of bags. Andrea Ku, chair of the group, said this was far from a one off.
