Overview

• The fire broke out between 11:30 pm and 12:30 am on July 12 at Field Walk Play Area near Bath Road, destroying monkey bars and a slide valued at roughly £30,000.
• West Mercia Police are treating the incident as suspected arson and have appealed for eyewitnesses or any mobile phone, CCTV or dashcam footage to aid their inquiries.
• Worcester City Council condemned the blaze as a “mindless act of vandalism” and is working with police to identify those responsible.
• St Peter’s Parish Council chair John Renshaw described the attack as a crime against the whole community, noting its impact on families and children from nearby Cherry Orchard Primary School.
• The play area remains cordoned off pending repairs that may be delayed by the city council’s limited funding.