A mother who was injured in a park because overgrown grass obscured a wooden stump has warned it could have been much worse. Natalie Clark, 30, was playing in Denton Park, Newhaven, with her four-year-old daughter, Luna, when she ran into the post hidden in the long grass. Natalie, from Newhaven, was left with bruising and a graze on her shin.
Now she is calling for Lewes District Council to take action over the state of the park before a child is injured. She said: “I dread to think if this was the injury I received what it would do to kids. The hidden wooden posts which Natalie injured herself on (Image: Natalie Clark) “If a little child runs and catches it they are guaranteed to knock their face and teeth on the stumps.
“Hopefully the council will come over and cut it. It is a public place so we shouldn't have to cut it ourselves, this is why we all pay council tax.” READ MORE: Stolen baby goats reunited with family in Hailsham Lewes district councillor Sean Macleod, who represents Newhaven North, said: “The play parks in Denton are in a disgraceful condition and this is due to the contractor Idverde not mowing them as they should.
Newhaven Town Council pay Lewes District Council to manage our grass management programme but it's just not happening. Overgrowth has also been reported in other parks in the area (Image: Natalie Clark) “It's shocking that a lady has been injured in one of our parks due to poor maintenance, it's time Lewes District Council started ho.