{"id":51960,"date":"2025-08-08T04:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/51960\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:58:15","slug":"soldiers-tribute-mural-in-burnham-on-sea-defaced-in-paint-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/51960\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier&#8217;s tribute mural in Burnham-On-Sea defaced in paint attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A soldier\u2019s tribute mural in Burnham-On-Sea town centre has been vandalised with paint to the shock of residents.<\/p>\n<p>The mural of a British Army soldier who served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers outside The Boss Lounge in Chapel Street was daubed with white paint in an attack at just before 6pm on Tuesday evening (August 5th).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really shocked and upset by what has happened,\u201d a spokesperson for The Boss Lounge told Burnham-On-Sea.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burnham-on-sea.com\/news\/royal-marine-tribute-mural-in-burnham-on-sea-defaced-in-paint-attack\/attachment\/img_9078\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-220387 nofollow noopener\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1902071032\" data-slb-internal=\"220387\" data-slb-group=\"220383\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9078.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"801\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wall painting that was targeted is not just any artwork \u2014 it holds deep meaning and pride for the English people and the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tribute and a symbol of respect and remembrance. To see it defaced in this way is truly heartbreaking. It\u2019s disgusting and completely disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A community-spirited business removed the paint overnight and flowers have since been placed next to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burnham-on-sea.com\/news\/royal-marine-tribute-mural-in-burnham-on-sea-defaced-in-paint-attack\/attachment\/img_9080\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-220386 nofollow noopener\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"815354968\" data-slb-internal=\"220386\" data-slb-group=\"220383\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"758\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CCTV footage of the incident at 5.57pm has been shared with Burnham-On-Sea Police in the hope of identifying the person responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Police have requested anyone with information about the incident should contact 101.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A soldier\u2019s tribute mural in Burnham-On-Sea town centre has been vandalised with paint to the shock of residents.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-51960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}