Reward offered after theft of a large garden bench

A RETIRED dockyard worker from St Budeaux is offering a £50 reward for information leading to the return of a large piece of garden furniture.
A just-bought bench was taken from the front garden of Clarence Bennett, aged 72.
He paid more than £300 for the eight-seater wooden bench just a couple of months ago and it has proved popular with visiting relatives and friends.
But on Monday morning, July 27, he discovered it was missing from his garden in Clearbrook Avenue.
Clarence said the bench, which is painted red, is so heavy that four men would have been needed to carry it away.

(Reproduced from The Plymouth Herald, July 29th)

GARDIEN TIP: Use Property Marking to make it easy for the police to return stolen goods to their rightful owner. Where possible, chain valuable items to the ground. See the advice at http://www.garden-security.co.uk/garden-antiques-security.aspx