Parents protest after wet play area closes on hottest day of the year

Parents in Jersey have taken to social media after finding the wet play area at Coronation Park was closed on the hottest day of the year so far.

Temperatures hit a high of 25.5°C on Tuesday 13 June, but the government-run facility was shut "due to the unavailability of essential chemicals" required to run the pool safely.

One person commented: "Surely you would buy a stockpile of the required chemicals well in advance of the summer season when [the] usage of these facilities are at their greatest."

Another said there is: "Hardly anything to do with kids over here as it is !! It’s actually embarrassing."

On Wednesday morning, the government confirmed the park would re-open for islanders to enjoy.

Millbrook's water play area has had to close on a number of occasions since it first opened in 2022.

Plans for the facility were first submitted in July 2021 and paid for using £750,000 from the island's fiscal stimulus fund.

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