"Terry" wrote
[galdalf wrote, up the thread]
| the case you could disable the swings and stop their 'fun' by threading a
bar
| through all the seats and then fixing that, at either end, to the
galvanised
| frame using motorbike locks.
| The integrity of the swing is not affected and neither is the playground
surface
| so you should avoid the very real problems regarding insurance and
liability as
| described by parish.

aol I agree /

| For info; the swings are in an area open 24 hours, there are no
| teaching staff after around 4.00 PM even when school is in
| session. At this time of year even the maintenance staff are
| doing repairs at various other schools or are on vacation! There
| is no security staffing at all!

It's probably only a few delinquents doing this regularly. If it is possible
to put in a temporary CCTV camera with video recording, it may be possible
to identify them and 'have a word'.

| There is a sign that says "Use at own risk".

Unfortunately (certainly in British law) you cannot limit or exclude
liability for death or injury.

Owain