Upset as vandals set fire to scarecrows at Bury charity garden

Vandalssetfiretoacoupleofscarecrowsonlandata Burycharity’sbaseonTuesdaynight. ThefireservicewascalledtoAgeUKBury’ssiteinMosleyStreetjustbefore11pmwherethescarecrowsandabinintheorganisation’s frontgardenwerealight. Ataroundthesametime,agroupofyouthsreportedlytriedtosetfiretolandatanallotment,apasser-bysaid. Firefightersattendedand extinguishedtheflamesinthespaceofaround20minutes. AgeUKBurychiefexecutiveAniaStark-KetcherdiscoveredthedamagewhenshecameintoworkonWednesdaymorning. Shesaid:“IwasupsetwhenIfoundoutwhathadhappened,oneofthescarecrows hasburnttocinders. ADVERTISEMENT“They havebeeninthegardenformanyyears. “Itisconcerningtomethatifthepeoplewhodidthiscandosomethinglikethat,whatelsearetheycapableofdoing?” ThescarecrowsweresetonfireonTuesdaynight(Image:AgeUKBury)READNEXT> Manarrestedafter‘suspecteddrugdeal’witnessedbypoliceinBury READNEXT> ‘Wewillcontinuetotakeaction’:Sixpeoplefi