‘Frustration’ as vandals steal flowers from cemetery and damage park facilities in Derbyshire town

By Tom Hardwick
Published 11th Jul 2023, 11:56 BST
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Vandals have targeted a park and cemetery in a Derbyshire town – stealing plants and damaging the facilities over the weekend.

On Monday, July 10, Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) confirmed that two incidents had taken place at the weekend in Ashbourne.

A DDDC spokesperson said: “It's been a frustrating weekend in Ashbourne for our Clean and Green Team.

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“The splash pad drain was vandalised in Ashbourne Park – this will be repaired today.

Plants were taken from the gardens of remembrance.Plants were taken from the gardens of remembrance.
Plants were taken from the gardens of remembrance.

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“Then a large number of summer bedding plants were stolen from the gardens of remembrance at Mayfield Road cemetery.”