Sunderland pop-up park damaged
Sunderland BID has asked people to be extra vigilant and help protect one of the city centre’s summer attractions.
A pop up park at Keel Square has been a huge hit with families, who have taken their youngsters to see a range of large scale animals which are covered in artificial grass.
But now some of the animals have been damaged by thoughtless vandals, in two separate incidents.
The zebra seat was pulled out of the ground, carried away and dumped in another area of Keel Square, while the following night the donkey was pulled off its plinth.
Sharon Appleby, Chief Executive of Sunderland BID which has put together an exciting programme of activity across the summer with Sunderland City Council, expressed her sadness at the incident.
“We wanted to provide something really special for families to enjoy in the city centre, which not only benefits people in the city but also the local economy,” she said.
“So we are really disappointed that people think it’s ok to try and destroy these attractions or damage them.
“They are incredibly selfish and spiteful acts and we would hope that anyone who sees people behaving in this way would call the police immediately.”
The BID is now looking at extra security measures to protect the animals, with the Police aware of the incidents.