Charity organisers have been left staggered after thieves broke into a caravan used by the group and stole hundreds of pounds worth of equipment which had kindly been donated.
The tourer, which was based in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, was raided at some point on Friday night (September 20th), the Ilkeston Advertiser reports.
It had originally been purchased for the charity The Ben Parker Trust or Ben’s Den, which provides holidays for ill children and their families.
A flat screen television and Nintendo Wii games console, which had both been donated to the group, were taken along with a number of DVDs and games that had been left for communal use.
Speaking to the news provider, Tracey Parker, who set up the organisation along with her husband in memory of their son, hit out at the thieves.
“All of the sponsorship money we collect from people doing things like biking from John O’Groats to Lands End – all their hard work has been for nothing. It’s a joke,” he said.
Ms Parker is now set to invest in an alarm system worth £400 – something previously recommended by officials at the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
