Understand
Grimsby Town supporters' group heartbroken after memorial garden vandalism and theft
Overview
The Mariners Trust has expressed profound distress after the memorial garden at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes was vandalised and items were stolen. Plants, a football shirt, and a scarf—some placed in memory of the club's late head of recruitment, Alex Hughes—were taken, and a bench was damaged.
Key points
- The Mariners Trust described the incident at the Blundell Park memorial garden as a despicable and cowardly act.
- Stolen items included plants, a shirt, and a scarf left in memory of loved ones, including the club's former head of recruitment, Alex Hughes.
- Alex Hughes passed away suddenly in June at the age of 38 from sudden adult death syndrome.
- The trust plans to implement additional security measures following the incident.
- The trust has appealed for anyone with information or doorbell footage to come forward.