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Jul 2021
Bishop speaks out after more vandalism in Ripon
The Bishop of Ripon has spoken out about vandals after another incident in the city.
Dr Helen-Ann Hartley's comments come after she saw the Welcome to Ripon sign on the North Bridge approach to the city had been vandalised.
She told the Stray Ferret:
The sign, bearing the words: 'Welcome to Ripon, Stay Awhile Amid its Ancient Charms' was erected in 1986 by the city's civic society, in memory of former member Catherine Elmes.
Dr Hartley said:
The North Bridge 'welcome' sign is one of two on the approaches to the city centre — the other being at the junction of Harrogate Road and Quarry Moor Road.
Vandalism, alongside other anti-social behaviour, is a recurring problem in Ripon.
The cabmen's shelter — a rare heritage item and listed building on Market Square — had its windows smashed twice in the space of three months.
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Prior to this, vandals also broke windows at Ripon Town Hall and the Ripon Cathedral office and deliberately damaged the protective rubberised surface of the children's playground in Grove Lane.
North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Philip Allott visited the city last month and pledged investment in policing to address the spike in anti-social behaviour.
He said he intended to give local officers the resources they needed, including a phased investment in the city’s combined police and fire station on Stonebridgegate.
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