TEENAGE girls indecently exposed themselves to boys and made a park attendent blush.

But it was only one of many incidents which have made Brierfield's Heyhead Park a problem, councillors have been told.

Pendle mayor Coun Frank Clifford is calling for camera cover to stamp out vandalism. "If they are caught exposing themselves on camera just once, I'll guarantee they won't do it again," he said.

A report to Pendle Council says vandals smashed pavilion windows and tried to set fire to the building.

Attendants were abused and one threatened with a flick knife.

Toilets were vandalised, beds of plants wrecked and bowling greens and tennis courts used as soccer pitches, say the report to the council's Brierfield Committee.

When youths were not urinating in the bushes, they were pelting elderly bowling green players with stones, it states.

But the report from officers says Heyhead is not on its own.

"Parks nationwide are suffering, reflecting a general increase in anti-social behaviour."

The report follows complaints from Brierfield residents and park users.

The officers say they can do litle more to restore order. They don't have the cash needed for effective remedial action.

They are recommending councillors link with police for a joint approach to the problem.

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