I was contacted this week by a resident reporting that the boom gate/barrier at the top of Deneholme bank had been damaged again. This follows repair carried out at this same location just a few weeks ago.
I went down to Deneholme the morning after to take a look for myself, and from the images shown here you’ll see that the barrier has been damaged beyond repair.
I’ve reported this incident to the council, with a request that the barrier is replaced as soon as possible. Given there have been repeated cases of vandalism at this location over the years I’ve also asked that another, more effective, way of restricting unauthorised access to the beach is considered.
I’ll update on progress as soon as I have more information from the service.