Allotment heartbreak as thieves rip open sheds

Allotments representative Annette Foan.

Sarah Robinson, Reporter Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:30 PM

AROUND 40 sheds were ripped open in a second break-in at a community allotment, forcing angry gardeners to consider forking out on CCTV cameras.

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The Bournville allotment, which is located behind Lonsdale Avenue and Windwhistle Circle and just yards from Weston St John Football Club, was broken into on New Years Day.

One man, who has maintained an allotment there since the site opened in July 2010, has decided to give up his plot after having a chainsaw and generator stolen.

Site manager Cheryl Puttman said: There were quite a few sheds which were ripped open with what I can only assume were hammers.

They took a radio and a couple of chainsaws. It looks like they were just scouting around looking for anything worth selling.

It is a good community down here and we help each other out and Im worried some people might leave.

The site started as an overgrown field and everyones worked really hard here and this has disheartened them.

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Allotment heartbreak as thieves rip open sheds