Vandals hit preschool

Many of our town’s youngest residents have been left frightened and angry after being the victims of senseless vandals.

Last Friday night the Narromine Pre-School and Kindergarten’s chicken coop was broken into and a prize hen was stolen.

Jo O’Brien from the preschool said the much-loved hen, affectionately known as Mrs Chook, was a favourite amongst the children.

“The children love and care for the chooks here so it makes us really sad that this has happened,” Mrs O’Brien said.

“Early this week some of the kids noticed Mrs Chook was missing and after we told them what happened, they were definitely upset.

“I don’t understand why they did this? Why would someone break into the preschool and steal one of the kids’ chooks? It breaks your heart because you don’t know what they are doing with the chook either,” Mrs O’Brien said.

This is not the first time the chicken coop at the preschool has been the target of a malicious act.

“They got into the chooks another couple of times before this so this would probably be the third time in two years it has happened,” Mrs O’Brien said.

“After it happened before we had the coop reinforced with mesh and a padlock, but this time they wrecked the door just to get in. The wire was ripped off the coop and they also destroyed the worm farm.”

Mrs Chook’s theft has been reported to the police but those at the preschool are urging anyone with any information to come forward.

“She was an English Sussex - a white hen with black on her,” Mrs O’Brien said.

“She was very pretty and kind to the children, and we want to know who did this and what happened to her,” she concluded.