House of Reeves hoarding torn down
VANDALS have torn down billboards designed to celebrate the history of riot-torn House of Reeves furniture store.
Several of the panels, which depict the business’s history since it was founded in 1867, have been damaged overnight.
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The billboards designed to celebrate House of Reeves have been torn down
The hoardings surround the site of the House of Reeves building which was burnt to the ground during last summer’s riots.
It is the second time they have been targeted by vandals, with several panels pulled down in March.
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The latest damage is understood to have occurred at some point on Thursday night.
House of Reeves remaining store was also daubed with graffiti earlier this week. Both incidents have been reported to the police.
Owner Trevor Reeves said: "With all that’s happened you would think I’d be number to it all, but this leaves a bitter taste. It makes me wonder what the local community are playing at."
Reeves’ flagship store was burn to the ground by looter Gordon Thompson on August 8 last year.
The panels were brought with money from a riot recovery fund and a £1,000 grant given to businesses by the council in the immediate aftermath of the disorder.
Comments
by The_Third_Eye
Sunday, June 17 2012, 10:57AM
“The trouble is the little oiks responsible love seeing their antics reported on in the local press. Maybe it is time to stop reporting on things like this, it is only a hoarding afterall!
Someone crashed into a wall of a house in Holmesdale road and a few weeks previously there were 2 serious crashes in the local area, one car ended up on its roof gliding down the road.
The other crash happened a day later and all involved had to be cut out.
No mention of any of these accidents yet someone pulls down what is little more then a poster and the Advertiser are all over it like cheap perfume on a Wh*re.
This does indeed look like free publicity for Reeves, Reeves wasn't the only business to suffer during the riots yet it is only Reeves we hear about.”
by CuppaTeaPlz
Sunday, June 17 2012, 10:40AM
“Terrible. But not surprised.”
by roomster
Sunday, June 17 2012, 9:12AM
“The really worrying thing is that these sort of criminal acts is that many people seem to accept them as "normal" these days.”
by tbabygib
Saturday, June 16 2012, 9:21PM
“I am Ashamed of Croydon and of England...
The World is watching the progress of the Reeves Family in Rebuilding after such a terrible attack. And those responisable for doing this.
HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME, YOUR SCUM. End of.”
by The3rd
Friday, June 15 2012, 4:03PM
“Nice to see the RED arrow gang in full force today. Whoever has put red arrows on PeterNT and my comments are obviously friends of Gordon Thompson or are rioter sympathisers.
SHAME ON YOU ALL.”
by PeterNT
Friday, June 15 2012, 1:49PM
“Probably friends and relatives of the scum, Gordon Thompson who burnt the store down.
On a side note, I am starting to get fed up of hearing about the Reeves store non stop. They suffered of course, and I feel sorry for the family, however I hate to think this website is just giving them as much publicity as possible now. Is it that or is it the website struggling to find newsworthy stories?”
by The3rd
Friday, June 15 2012, 12:48PM
“You sound surprised Mr Reeves? I for one are not.”