Teenagers who ripped tiles from the roof of a cricket pavilion and inflicted £5,000 worth of damage have returned to make amends.

At around 4pm on April 16 police were called to reports three boys were on top of the pavilion belonging to Rumwood Cricket Club, in White Horse Lane, Otham.

They were seen to pull off roof tiles and throw them.

Police attended and apprehended the suspects, before officers then contacted their parents and the cricket club.

All the children admitted to what they had done and wrote letters of apology and an agreement was reached with the cricket club for the matter to be dealt with by way of community resolution.

This required the boys to re-attend the location and help clear up the damage they had caused.

Rumwood Cricket Club were left facing a huge bill of between £4,500 and £5,000. They launched a Go Fund Me page but were helped out thanks to a community resolution.

From May 2018 to April 2019 inclusive there were 68 community resolutions in Maidstone. There were 1,101 throughout the whole county.

Parents of the children also agreed to pay the costs of getting the roof repaired and carried out additional work free of charge, unrelated to the damage.

PC Sunny Gill said: "Criminal damage can really have a negative impact on the quality of life for residents. It causes upset to many people and can make parts of our communities look unattractive, or make people feel unsafe and increase their fear of crime.

"On this occasion the boys have shown genuine remorse and have worked hard to make amends for the damage they caused. Community resolutions are often an effective tool to settle matters in a way which can satisfy all parties. They encourage people to recognise their actions affect others and that people are responsible for their choices and can be held accountable for them."

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