Paisley volunteers devastated after £2,000 of damage inflicted at Barshaw Park yard
dailyrecord.co.ukA group of Paisley volunteers have been left devastated after around £2,000 worth of damage was inflicted on a space they were sprucing up for the community.
A break-in and the resultant destruction at the yard behind the walled garden in Barshaw Park has been described as a “setback” by residents who have worked tirelessly to restore the area.
Members of the Friends of Barshaw Park were gutted to discover the gate had been cut open, tool shed doors forced ajar and tools broken and scattered across the yard when they attended on Saturday, October 21.Cash previously raised to repair some of the buildings will now have to be diverted to make the site more secure in the short-term and a fundraiser has been launched to support the charity in its repairs.
Irene McDonald, chair of Friends of Barshaw Park, said: “We’ve been clearing the yard, so that we could make it a usable space.“Our intention is to have the buildings restored properly, so we can use them as workshops and it can be a community space for small events and other activities like a Men’s Shed, different things like that.
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