Chess tables each costing £2,500 have been ... Karl Mercer, chairman of the Friends of Central Park voluntary group in Wirral, said the board in Wallasey Central Park was a "white elephant".

Some of the chess tables were previously installed in Farnworth Central Park, in Bolton, Greater Manchester in May this year. At the time, they were also slammed by local residents - who said they ...

However, local mum Leanne Leatherbarrow, 37, believed the chess table in Bolton's Farnworth Central Park was in fact value for money. She said: “I think it’s really good – the chess board.

Chess boards like this one in ... the cash could have been better spent on other park amenities Karl Mercer, chairman of the Friends of Central Park voluntary group in Wirral, said the board ...

Chess tables each costing £2,500 have been installed in parks ... Karl Mercer, chairman of the Friends of Central Park voluntary group in Wirral, said the board in Wallasey Central Park was a "white ...