A man has been arrested after a fight at a town's recreation ground.

Police were called to the recreation ground in Church Lane in Gorleston at 4.17pm on Tuesday after reports of a brawl where one youth was armed with a knife.

A large police presence was deployed to the scene, with armed police units being spotted in the area.

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: A large armed police force was deployed to the incident A large armed police force was deployed to the incident (Image: Jodie Capewell)Great Yarmouth Mercury: The incident took place at Gorleston Recreation GroundThe incident took place at Gorleston Recreation Ground (Image: Jodie Capewell)

A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of affray and taken to Great Yarmouth Police Station where he remains.

Police are continuing their investigation to establish the circumstances of the incident.