Teenagers replace wrecked bench in Sheffield woods, by making another...

Two public-spirited teenagers have restored a vandalised bench for the use of walkers in Brincliffe Woods.
The boys on the bench they restored to useThe boys on the bench they restored to use
The boys on the bench they restored to use

 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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The 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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“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.