Council bosses have revealed why benches have gone missing from Nuneaton's biggest park.

Visitors to Riversley Park have noticed that the number of places for them to sit down has reduced - and wondered why.

CoventryLive was contacted by a reader, who wished to remain anonymous, who asked what was happening.

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"Does anyone know why there are barely any benches for people to sit on in Riversley Park?" the reader said.

"Sat in the main area and can only see one bench! Ridiculous!"

We contacted Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council to find out what has happened to the missing benches.

Councillor Julian Gutteridge, cabinet member for health and environment at the Town Hall, explained that some benches were beyond repair and had to be removed.

There are wider plans to replace them as part of the ongoing Transforming Nuneaton programme.




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In a statement, he said: "We have had to recently remove some benches as they reached the end of their life, so where we can make further improvements to seating arrangements in the park from time to time, we will do that.

"To make wider improvements to the park and the rest of the borough we are working on a benches policy that will plan out where they are located and how we can source new benches in the future, such as around memorials. Unfortunately, there is no such policy left from the last administration so we want to ensure we have proper plans in place.

"In addition, we are planning a comprehensive range of upgrades for Riversley Park in Nuneaton as part of investment in the town centre through Transforming Nuneaton and money we have received from new developments in Nuneaton. These improvements will definitely include new benches as part of that work."
