'Tokenistic' £50k levelling-up chess tables slammed as they arrive in parks

Equality has arrived in the north west - in the form of stone chess tables. But not everyone is happy.

But locals visiting Farnworth Central Park, in Bolton, Gtr Manchester - which has one table - called the pricey seating arrangements “weird” and a “waste of money”. They also said no one used them to play the strategy game, partly because they had not been supplied with chess pieces. The government announced in August last year that they were putting together a package of measures to “inspire the next generation” of chess players. And part of this included a commitment to give out 100 chess tables to 85 local authorities in England so that they could be installed in public parks.

She said: “Chess boards aren’t relevant to us, we never noticed it until today. I don’t place chess, it’s really bad, but the younger generation is always on our phones, so I don’t think it’s useful. “I think it’s a waste of money, in my opinion. I’ve never seen people playing chess in the park. It’s just an expensive seating arrangement. It’s a shock to learn that the government has spent £50,000. It’s a bit improved. It’s a good idea. But I think it’s not going to be useful.

Mr Murison told the BBC: “It shows the misunderstanding the prime minister has about how local government works, because his job in central government is to give local government enough money to pick its own priorities, not to throw sweeties at the provinces.

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