David Livingstone Birthplace has today reported pockets of vandalism at their public grounds, just off Station Road, Blantyre.
You’ve got to wonder what stupidity infests the minds of people who knowingly vandalise things, but this was the scene, as staff taped off the area.
On a statement online, a spokesperson for David Livingstone Birthplace said, “We’re feeling disheartened today. Unfortunately, we’ve experienced vandalism on the site, and it’s quite serious as it poses a health and safety risk for small children. Our beautiful viewing platform and fence have been badly damaged.”
“𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.”
Staff are appealing if anybody can help, perhaps with spare wood slats and would be grateful for donations. These areas to serve all the community were actually built through the kindness of a grant last year, and so it’s terrible to see it being ripped out by brainless idiots.
This wasn’t just the extent of the damage. The nature gazebo has also been damaged, forcing staff to prioritise.
