Locals have expressed their disgust after a sculpture in a Beeston park was found to be vandalised. The Green Man, carved by Stan Bullard, has been a feature in Dovecote Lane Recreation Ground for more than a decade.
It was found torn from its concrete plinth, lying on the grass nearby but has since been removed. Some residents are blaming travellers who set up there for more than a week before their eviction on Monday. However, there is no evidence or witnesses to say who did it. The wooden statue was made in 2008, a commission from Broxtowe Borough Council to mark the 100th anniversary of the park.
It was carved from a piece of yew tree by Mr Bullard, a retired school teacher who continued to be an artist until he was 83. He died in 2012. Residents, who also complained of human excrement and broken glass left around the park which is popular with dog walkers and children, said it was senseless vandalism.
