Vandals wreck Whitchuch park revamp
Tuesday 15th June 2010, 11:35AM BST.
Vandals have gone on a wrecking spree, causing of damage to newly revamped toilets and a town park.
An eight foot planter was knocked over and toilet doors were kicked in at Jubilee Park in Whitchurch just hours before the town’s heritage centre was targeted by thieves, who fled with the cash from a charity collection box, estimated to be £500.
The incident at Jubilee Park is thought to have caused £1,500 of damage and happened just days before the vandal-hit toilet block was due to re-open following a £2,500 makeover.
Damage from both incidents is thought to cost £3,000. The weekend’s vandalism has been met with frustration from town councillors who say they were looking forward to see the public toilets fully re-open since they were purchased from the former North Shropshire District Council last March.
Peter Martin, Whitchurch Town Council clerk, said: “We have spent a great deal of time and money on improving the toilets.
“We will be working closely with police to prevent further vandalism.”
Mr Martin added the planter had only just been planted.
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What it is with the mentality of ”British” kids that makes them destroy things?
They are just mindless morons and unfortunately, like binge drinking,it is very much a ”British” desease.
In Spain we have some beautiful parks with marble seating and beautiful fountains and they don’t get vandalised because the Spanish don’t suffer from a lack of respect.
You can guarantee that if you do see unruly behaviour in the parks it ”British” kids and it makes me squirm.
What do their parents do when they see their morons behaving badly? Absolutely nothing.
Same with binge drinking.
It certainly doesn’t make you proud to be British, infact it’s downright embarassing
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Or are the Spanish kids too busy working in bag snatching gangs, and peddling drugs to tourists in this Spanish utopia that you live in..
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Obviously a parent or even one of the morons I mentioned.
As for your stupid comments, well I will treat them with the contempt they deserve. Idiot.
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I’ll take that as a yes then..
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Society took away corporal punishment in schools ,they learned disrespect for their elders.
Society then gave them rights, they learned disrespect for everyone and everything.
Society has now realised that ‘Broken Britain’ is for real.
Three generations have now shown society the mistakes that have been made.
Society is now paying the price for the low life scum that have been created, and now we have to share space with it.
It’s not just Whitchurch, Telford or Shrewsbury, it’s Britain today.
What hope for the future ?
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sell it off obviously it is not needed why
waste public money providing facilities at all
if the public want it they should raise the cash by subscription and also pay for security as well
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