Children climbing on scaffolding have been labelled 'irresponsible' by a parish council.

Dodderhill Parish Council has taken to social media to warn parents about the dangers of playing on scaffolding.

This comes after children as young as ten were seen climbing on the structure around Wychbold Village Hall.

The council's Facebook post read: "Calling all parents... It's school holidays - do you know where your children are and what they are doing?

"Up at the recreational park today we have had a group of lads climbing up on the village hall scaffolding and running all over the roof - this is not safe and irresponsible!

"If one of these lads goes through the roof, they will sustain serious if not life-changing injuries.

"Further to this the village hall roof now has two holes in and the battens below broken. This has all been reported to the police along with the excellent CCTV footage.

"Please explain to your children if they are attending the park without adult supervision, scaffolding is not part of the playground and make them aware of the dangers of running on roofs."

West Mercia Police released images of some of the youths in an appeal to identify them.

READ MORE: Police hunt for youths climbing Wychbold community centre

A spokesperson for Droitwich Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "Droitwich SNT are trying to identify these males who have climbed onto the scaffolding of the community centre.

"We have full images of those involved, however due to their age we are unwilling to show their faces.

"These actions are not only antisocial but also dangerous due to the nature of the work being carried out on the centre.

"We are aware of other children as young as 10 who have also been accessing the site."

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