Two features of Carlisle’s £50,000 pop-up park have had to be removed after they were damaged.
The park, in the Greenmarket, has temporary seating and also featured a rabbit, dachshund and duck. Now only the rabbit remains.
A Carlisle City Council spokesman said: “Two parts of the site have been removed by the council and are undergoing repairs following damage. CCTV covers the site and any damage to the site has been reported to Cumbria police.”
The park was paid for by the Government’s Welcome Back Fund.
The spokesman added: “The fund supported local authorities to develop plans for responding to the medium-term impact of COVID-19 including trialling new ideas particularly where these relate to the high street. The funding could only be used for non-permanent public realm adaptations to boost the look and feel of the high streets.
“The new temporary site provides additional seating for shoppers and visitors to the city. It is already in use and was in place in advance of the Easter International Market which attracted thousands of visitors to the city.
“The items making up the temporary installation have been designed and procured in such a way that they can be reused elsewhere in the city centre or on council green spaces as required.”
A temporary CCTV camera is set up to cover the site.
