Video: Arson in Tilgate Park

Police are appealing for witnesses after arsonists set fire to a cabin at the boating lake in Tilgate Park, Crawley.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Sep 2013, 18:01 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 06:41 BST
jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)
jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)

Firefighters were called a t 4.20 this morning (Tuesday September 24) but the timber-clad metal cabin was well alight when they arrived.

The cabin – Tilgate Activity Centre – was used by Dynamic Adventures to store boating equipment.

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Andy Whitelock , of Dynamic Adventures, said the equipment lost in the fire, including kayaks and dinghies, would cost more than £10,000 to replace.

jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)
jpco-25-9-13 Container set alight next to Boating House at Campbells Lake (Pic by Jon Rigby)

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “The fire is believed to have been deliberate and all the equipment inside has been destroyed.

“Officers are investigating and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting serial 128 of 24/09.”

See tomorrow’s Crawley Observer for the full story

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