A Newton Aycliffe nursery has benefited from a kind donation that will ensure its children can continue to play in a safe environment.
Playday Nursery staff were shocked to find out that its artificial grass had been stolen – just three weeks after it had been installed in its garden area.
After reading Newton News about the crime, Grass Direct, the UK’s fastest growing artificial grass supplier, kindly donated its artificial grass to replace the stolen grass, which limited children to playing indoors.
Linda Watts, manager at PlayDay Nursery, said: “The thieves had hacked the grass out after scaling our back fence; they destroyed our playing area for the sake of some artificial grass. It’s disgraceful, especially since it was only recently installed, and their actions consigned the children to playing indoors, which has had a big impact on their playing time.
“I am extremely grateful to Grass Direct for their kind donation, which will restore our garden area back to its former glory and allow our children to enjoy themselves outside. It is actions like this that gives you back your faith in humanity.”
Dan Foskett, managing director at Grass Direct, said: “On hearing the news of such a disgraceful crime in the community, I was more than happy to help Playday in this way. There is no excuse for such crimes in this day and age, especially stealing from a nursery, and I hope that the children at the nursery enjoy their new playing area and the nursery moves on from this setback.”
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