'Disgusting' vandalism to memorial benches at Ffrith beach

The benches, on which people can have their own plaque created by contacting the Friends of the Ffrith Common Land Park group, have been vandalised with a series of names and drawings.

An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said they had reported the incident to North Wales Police, as had Friends of the Ffrith.

An example of the vandalism to the memorial benches.

The eyewitness said: “As a local resident, I feel this is disgusting, and everyone who was there when I was thought the same.

“These benches are memorials for loved ones - would they graffiti on a gravestone?

“(It shows a) lack of respect, and you gain respect from your parents - the parents haven’t done a very good job.

“These youths need naming and shaming. It’s a police matter. Let’s hope whoever did this gets found and makes it better.”

This incident comes just two months a fire at the Ffrith beach, which police believed to have been started deliberately.

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Paul Penlington, a Prestatyn town councillor and former county councillor for Prestatyn North (the ward in which the beach is situated), also expressed his disgust at this act of “petty vandalism”.

He said: "There have been numerous anti-social incidents around the Ffrith in recent months, including very dangerous fire setting; sadly, the majority seem to be from youngsters.

“This petty vandalism is particularly sickening, as these benches have only just been installed.

An example of the vandalism to the memorial benches.

“Fortunately, the perpetrators seem to have been daft enough to sign their own names.

“This just the latest incident in an area volunteers put a lot of time and money into so I hope the police pursue this and the culprits are appropriately dealt with."

North Wales Police has been approached for comment.