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CORONAVIRUS - CCTV to focus on Richmond Falls
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Published by David Dunning at 4:05pm 4th June 2020. (Updated at 4:08pm 4th June 2020)
Options to ban alcohol consumption and barbecues are to be pursued as part of a campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour at a Richmond beauty spot.
Closed circuit cameras will also be trained on to Richmond Falls to record activity, particularly by large groups of people.
A task group made up of representatives from Richmondshire District Council, North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire County Council and councillors from both the district and county council, have agreed that a long term solution is needed to protect the area.
The group brought in stewards last weekend (May 30 and 31) to marshall activity, and there was an increased police and military police presence.
They controlled access to the Falls by groups of young people and anyone who was seen to be carrying alcohol with them. They dealt with parking issues and inconsiderate parking via road management and traffic enforcement.
Councillor Helen Grant, Deputy Leader of Richmondshire District Council, spokesperson for community safety and speaking on behalf of the task group.
"A minority are spoiling it for the majority and we must take action. That will involve banning alcohol and the cooking of food and deploying cameras to record activity there .
And we will look at the options to actively intervene during the forthcoming August bank holiday.
We will not tolerate the behaviour we saw from these groups of people – we are working to protect our beauty spot for local residents and visitors who want to treat it with respect, not as a party spot.”
She will work with other partners – including North Yorkshire County Council - to explore the implementation of a residents parking scheme around Sleegill, Bridge Terrace and The Green.
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