THIEVES broke into a park kiosk at the weekend and made off with snacks, cash and even a charity box. Gillian Stringfellow (pictured), who leases the kiosk at Beau Sejour, discovered the break-in when she opened up on Sunday afternoon.

‘At first I thought that somebody had broken the door handle. Then when I came in, part of the till was on the floor and half the drinks were out of the fridge, but I just couldn’t understand how they got in.’

The thieves had attempted to break down the door and eventually got in through the service hatch. They took the till, which had between £50 and £100 in change, chocolate, crisps, a Headway Guernsey charity box and a whole fruit cake.

‘They could have done a lot more damage. I think it’s just the end of the holiday when the kids are starting to get bored and poor. It’s just upsetting for the children. It’s a little community up here.’

CCTV cameras, which focus on the kiosk, should have captured the theft so she hoped that would track down the culprits.