By Isle of Wight Observer
A Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) bench has been stolen from Downside Recreation Ground, with another bench removed and discarded in adjacent woodland. Two men were witnessed carrying the stolen brown recycled plastic bench along Godric Road on Wednesday, August 28.
Cllr Joanne Ballington said: “NCCC is saddened to see two of the benches it funded on Pan and Barton have been removed. These benches have been very well used by our residents with mobility and other health problems. Residents who are unable to get out much have been using them to enjoy the sunshine. I would ask, please, that they are returned with no questions asked, to where they were taken from, or, if anyone has any information about this, they should contact the police.”
