Chris Briers, 6, of Blanchelande Infants, with a fragment of an urn, one of the several items damaged during successive weekend criminal damage attacks at the Little Chapel, which is looked after by the neighbouring college. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0578563)
THE Little Chapel has been vandalised for the third weekend in a row. The vandals struck on Saturday night at about 11pm, breaking pots and wooden fencing.
The noise woke Blanchelande Girls’ College’s resident caretakers, who went out with a high-powered torch, scaring the perpetrators away, and within five minutes the police had arrived. ‘I was just totally shocked,’ said Dave Babbe, maintenance manager at the school, which looks after the chapel.
‘As the chapel is a holy church, it’s not something you would expect people to do. It’s not just the expense but the manpower and inconvenience. It will take a few days to sort out. It’s something we don’t need.’
Mr Babbe said it was a shame that this had happened to the island’s most recognised tourist attraction at the start of summer.
College principal Lesley Le Page said she was saddened.
‘It’s very upsetting because it’s a fairly frequent occurrence. We’ve been here since 1999 and we’ve had pots broken and things that the children made last year. It’s very frustrating.’
Anyone with information should contact the police on 725111.
*The Blanchelande infants department is holding an open afternoon on Saturday.
There will be activities in different classrooms including science experiments.
It will be held from 2-4.30pm.
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