Vandalism suspected after wheelbarrow tipped over

A decorative wheelbarrow full of plants on a street in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, was knocked over in a suspected vandal attack.

There are a pair of the makeshift planters in Upton Close to support the town’s entry into Britain in Bloom. Last Wednesday morning, one was found on its side with all the compost and plants tipped out.



Caroline Langler, a member of the Henley in Bloom committee, who had planted up the two barrows, said: “Obviously it’s annoying someone has knocked it over because I had enormous pleasure doing them both. When I was doing them people were stopping to ask about them and telling me how wonderful they were.

“People really appreciate them.” Mrs Langler said she was just thankful the barrow wasn’t pushed into the road. Mrs Langler has now righted and replanted the wheelbarrow. She said she would liaise with the town council’s park services staff about securing both wheelbarrows.