These children have been given special balls after residents were left unimpressed by their antics with real footballs (Picture: SWNS)Children in a seaside town have been told to play with foam footballs following complaints that normal ones cause too much damage. But children in Hawke Close in Newquay, Cornwall, have now been given special foam footballs so they can carry on playing. Hawke Close in Newquay wanted to keep children playing outside (Picture: SWNS)Community connector Mai Evans said: ‘We wanted to see if we could find a practical solution to the safety issues of footballs at Hawke Close. ‘We came up with the idea of buying some lightweight, low-density foam footballs which would allow the younger children to carry on playing football. ‘The foam footballs make it easy for them to have a kick around.

Source: Metro November 14, 2019 16:31 UTC