Boarded-up shelters on Burnham seafront have been painted green in an attempt to make them blend in more with the scenery around them.
The Probation Service Community Payback Scheme Team, in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council, did the job this week after complaints about the appearance of the two shelters at Marine Cove gardens, which were closed in February following a spate of vandalism.
Burnham-On-Sea.com reported on two separate attacks during January when the windows of the shelters were smashed, fences torn down and the wooden benches left damaged. One person was arrested at the time.
Sedgemoor District Council has recently invested £5,000 on an upgraded infra-red CCTV camera in the gardens to help police monitor the site.
The council hopes to regenerate the gardens in coming years if it is successful in gaining £250,000 of Heritage Lottery funding.
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