Barbecue-lovers can now grill, flip and char to their hearts' content after Wandsworth Council relaxed its policy on "cook outs" in two of the borough's parks.
A byelaw remains in place prohibiting fires being lit or barbecues being used in the borough’s parks - with the exception of special areas in Wandsworth Park and Fred Wells Gardens.
Barbecue stations, large tree trunks with metal plates fixed to the top, have been installed in Wandsworth Park, off Putney Bridge Road, and Fred Wells Gardens, in Battersea, to enable members of the public to use disposable barbecues while outside enjoying the sunshine this summer.
Barbecues tend to leave behind a scorched area of grass so the stations, on which only disposable barbecues are permitted to be used, have been designed to prevent such problems.
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