Volunteers from Chippenham’s Men Shed also renovated some of the sculptures over the past year.<\/p>\n
“It has been a really lovely project in terms of community engagement.<\/p>\n
“So it’s so disappointing that this happened. It has had a big impact on the community. It’s entirely pointless, entirely futile,” Gardener continued.<\/p>\n
The charity said it was assessing the full extent of the damage and would then decide on next steps.<\/p>\n
The incident was reported to Wiltshire Police, who said the damage was believed to have happened between 17 and 22 April.<\/p>\n
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