Mindless thugs destroy blind Scots war veteransâ activity garden as cops launch probe
Officers are now hunting the vandals after the trail of destruction left at the Linburn Centre, in Wilkieston
Staff at the Linburn Centre in Wilkieston, an activity hub for veterans with sight loss, were shocked when they discovered their garden had been targeted by thugs over the weekend.
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West Lothian veteran s charity saddened after memorial garden vandalised
The vandals broke into the premises and trashed a memorial bench last weekend
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War veterans were left devastated when vandals broke into their normally peaceful garden and trashed a memorial bench for one of their own.
Staff at the Linburn Centre in Wilkieston, an activity hub for veterans with sight loss, were shocked when they discovered their garden had been targeted by thugs on Friday (April 30).
Vandals trash memorial bench at Scots veterans centre
The wooden bench had been built by one of the veterans who has since passed away. (Image: west lothian courier)
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War veterans were left devastated when vandals broke into their normally peaceful garden and trashed a memorial bench for one of their own.
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STILL Game star and Royal Navy veteran James Martin has shared his own experiences of living with age-related sight loss in a bid to raise awareness of the support available to veterans with sight loss in Scotland. The actor, a Musselburgh resident for 34 years, played fan favourite Eric in the much-loved sitcom Still Game and turns 90 in March. He was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration – an eye disease which affects central vision and for which there is currently no cure – over a decade ago. With his deteriorating sight making it difficult for him to recognise faces and read, James got in touch with Sight Scotland Veterans in 2019 after learning of the charity at a veterans event.