Nursery and primary school children in Leominster are making a heart-felt plea to local teenagers to stop vandalising their school.
Because of the thoughtless actions of some young people regularly gathering on the school site, the children from the school's nursery are unable to play in their outdoor playhouse.
Wooden panels have been smashed, and fires have been lit inside rendering the floor unsafe. A brand new storage shed was put on site last Friday, and by Monday the inside of the shed was covered in obscene graffiti, gazebos and picnic benches have been broken, some beyond repair. Almost daily staff and parents are having to pick up broken glass from playgrounds.
Mrs Meta Philpotts, head teacher of Leominster Infant School, said: "We are working hard to make the school site a happy and safe environment for the children in school, but there is a regular group of unruly teenagers who come on site in the evenings, drinking lager, and leaving damage to property and dangerous litter behind them.
"We are therefore asking parents to think about where their teenagers are and what they're up to. Please, know where your child is and, if they are out and about, please ask them to behave in a proper manner and not leave mayhem and destruction behind them."