This Is Guernsey

Amherst pupils reflect on the loss of their trees and play equipment after vandals struck at the weekend.

AMHERST PRIMARY SCHOOL children have hit out at the vandals who trashed their playground over the Easter weekend.

Eight-year-old Lauren Le Prevost was so annoyed that she wrote to the Guernsey Press. ‘I was very upset and disgusted that kids have gone into my school, Amherst, and wrecked our lovely new playground equipment, which we worked really hard for and waited a long time for.

‘We haven’t even had it for two months. They also pulled our lovely fruit trees, which we got from our old mobile phones which we gave in to be recycled. I’m disappointed and sad that someone has ruined our lovely playground.’ The incident happened between 4pm on Saturday and 8.45am on Sunday and resulted in two cherry trees being pulled apart, a new climbing frame being damaged and two planters and two benches being broken as well as the roof of an outside bench area.

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