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Date Published: 12/12/2022
ARCHIVED - Alicante town forced to move Christmas decorations after car ploughs into them and vandals strike
San Vicente's festive display was damaged and repeatedly vandalised over the weekend
Just days after San Vicente del Raspeig Town Hall unveiled its Christmas decorations on a central roundabout in the Alicante town, the local authority has been forced to move them following a weekend of repeated vandalism, theft and damage.
As has been the case for years in San Vincete, the 'Bon Nadal' display took centre stage on the roundabout in Calle Alicante. But on Saturday night, December 10, a car crashed into the decorations, and within minutes, thieves made off with parts of the display.
On Sunday morning, the Town Hall organised for the stolen pieces to be replaced, only for vandals to "repeatedly" strike, spreading Christmas gloom and forcing the council to move the festive centrepiece, made up of gnome-like characters, a bear and large presents, to Calle Denia.
The display is now located at the entrance to the sports centre to "guarantee the safety of the decoration in a safer and more controlled municipal space", explained the council.
Mayor Jesús Villar and the Councillor for Fiestas, Asun París, has "condemned" the repeated acts of vandalism. "It is regrettable that due to the uncivic attitude of some people, the public could not enjoy a decoration which the Town Hall had gone to great lengths to display at the entrance to the municipality," he said.
Image: Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Raspeig
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