Grimesthorpe Allotments has again been disturbed by vandals and thieves this month. The the New Deal funded community room, a metal portakabin with kitchen facilities and toilets, was broken into and most of the kitchen facilities were taken, including the cutlery and the tea and coffee.
Chair of the Community Gardens Group, Rob Bullock said:
“It’s a real pain to get the windows and shutters fixed, they took our fridge and our meeting table as well as a little heater that was fixed to the wall.This damage has got to stop, what with several sheds being burnt down in recent months it will just lead to gardeners leaving the allotments.The police have promised to spend more time around the site.”
One allotmenter complained that he had tried to get through to the police on 220 2020 to report the torching of his shed, but had to give up because there was no answer. Security measures have now been added to the gates, but allotmenters are losing patience and are looking into other ways to stop this continuing problem.