A NEW jetty at a village beauty spot lasted just 24 hours before it was trashed by vandals.
The rotting structure into the pond at Monk Bretton park had been replaced with modern plastic planking.
It was installed on August 18 but by the following day it had been vandalised with two of the composite planks broken and ripped up and fixings smashed on at least eight more planks.
Jo Kasparek, secretary of Friends of Monk Bretton Park, said the mindless destruction is disheartening for members who work hard to keep the park in good order.
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