A DAMAGED sculpture which celebrates the role of glass-making in Monk Bretton has been repaired at a cost of £1,300.
Having been unveiled on Monk Bretton roundabout at the junction of Burton Road, High Street and Fish Dam Lane in April, the sculpture which is made up of five glass chimneys had 35 of its glass panels smashed.
The sculpture, which was paid for by the family of the late Dr Stanley Race, who was a former chairman of glass manufacturer Redfearns, was fastened down but it wasn’t enough to withstand the attack. Police confirmed two 12-year-old boys admitted responsibility and they have been referred to the Barnsley Youth Offending Team.
Coun Margaret Sheard told the Chronicle the handmade panels were repaired this week and a mesh has been placed on them to protect them from another attack.
