Teenagers replace wrecked bench in Sheffield woods, by making another...
Seventeen-year olds Andrew Thompson and Tim Griffin often take a walk through Brincliffe Woods with pet dog Summer.
Recently they discovered that a bench in the woods, that overlooks countryside and allotments from its strategic spot, had been vandalised and broken in two.
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Hide AdThe two A-level design and technology students at Birkdale and Notre Dame schools set themselves a Sunday afternoon project and constructed a new bench to replace the former one.
Andrew’s mother, Emma Thompson said: “The first thing I knew about the bench was when I walked the dog and they met me in the woods and showed me the completed project.
“They’ve made a very good job of it. Apparently they created a great deal of interest as they worked on the bench out there in the woodland .
“I think it was a spontaneous action but a lot of people will appreciate it as many go and walk their dogs through those woods or just go for a stroll or a jog .
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Hide Ad“It appears to have been mindless vandalism behind the former bench being wrecked, which is a great shame.
“But it was a very positive action that the boys took.
“Tim has a lathe and they often spend hours working on designs together, on items such as wooden bowls. I don’t think they had made a bench previously.
“They disappeared for an entire afternoon and that was the result.
“Maybe they can use the project for their design and technology A-level work. ”
The Friends of Brincliffe Edge Wood meet there about once a month to plant and litter pick.