VANDALS have trashed a special project aimed at making Toryglen a clean and green place to live.
Over the past few months, the Urban Roots programme has seen the team out and about, working in the area, including the creation of a new wildlife pond.
However, over the weekend young thugs attacked the community project, as they ripped out the fence and threw it into the pond.
A project worker for the group noticed the damage last Sunday when he was out walking his dog.
Needless to say, the group have been left devastated over the senseless act which has seen months of voluntary work destroyed.
Winter was a busy time as the community gardeners built a plastic bottle greenhouse with help from pupils at Toryglen Primary School - which was also damaged by last month.
Abi Morden of Urban Roots was left disappointed due to the amount of time and effort the group had put into the project.
However she insisted the group will rebuild.
She said: “It took several weeks of local people and local volunteers putting pretty hard work into it. It’s the time and the energy and the love it took.
“We take kids down there for environmental education and it’s bitterly disappointing that this has happened.
“It’s the same with the bottle greenhouse that was destroyed at Toryglen Primary we will fix it, if it gets trashed again, we’ll fix it again. They’ll get bored before we do. It’s all about perseverance.”
However, Urban Roots intend to keep going, with more projects in the pipeline.
A spokesman said: “As we move into spring, the whole collective is gearing up for the annual event, the Blossom Festival, which this year takes place on Saturday, April 24.
“The event will once again be a celebration of all the work of Urban Roots, with lots of different environmental arts and crafts activities to have a go at, drama and music performance, plant sales, information about environmental issues and healthy food made by volunteers using locally grown ingredients.
“All this will be powered by Urban Roots' own renewable energy system, which is made up of two solar panels, a small wind turbine and a bike-powered generator.”
Anyone looking for more information on Urban Roots can call Abi or Danny on 0141 613 2766 or email projects@urbanroots.org.uk.
