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Rainbow bench in Heanor painted black by ‘sad’ vandals

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Isaac Ashe

BBC News, Derby

Heanor and Loscoe Town Council A metal bench with a bright rainbow and a plaque across its back restHeanor and Loscoe Town Council

The attack on the Happy to Chat bench (shown before it was painted black) is “sad”, town clerk Andrew Sharpe says

A rainbow bench installed at a town in Derbyshire to encourage interaction has been painted black by vandals.

The Happy to Chat bench in Heanor was put in place in May 2022 as part of a scheme “to promote social connection and reduce the negative impacts of isolation”, Heanor and Loscoe Town Council said.

But town clerk Andrew Sharpe said in the past few days somebody had attacked the bench and painted its bright colours black.

He said the council will now be taking steps to repair the bench, which is on the corner of Mundy Street and Ilkeston Road.

Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT Rainbow bench painted blackHeanor and Langley Mill Police SNT

The rainbow has lost its colours

Mr Sharpe said: “The plaque says, on the bench, happy to chat, sit here if you don’t mind someone stopping to say hello.

“But obviously somebody has decided that they’re not happy to chat on there.

“We will be repainting the bench as soon as we can. We won’t let the actions of some people disturb what is a positive thing for the rest of Heanor and Loscoe.

“It’s sad that some people just don’t tolerate some things, and we will do our very best to get that back to its former glory.”


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