KIND-hearted friends and neighbours – and a caring Dartmouth garden centre – have come to the rescue after a pensioner had her garden vandalised at the weekend. The women, in her 80s, was left very upset after plants were ripped out of her garden in Britannia Avenue and left on the pavement in the early hours of Sunday morning. Dartmouth PCSO Shaun Barker put out an appeal on the police Facebook page and within hours people were responding with information and wanting to help. 'Garden Time at Hemborough Post came forward with the offer of three begonias and friends and neighbours rallied round to help clear up and offer more plants,' said PCSO Barker. 'The lady was left vey upset by the incident and is vey grateful to everyone who has donated plants and come to the rescue.' The same night plants were removed from dinghies on the island near the junction of Britannia Avenue and thrown across the road. Around 3am plants were also taken from pots and discarded around Clarence Hill. Damage was caused to a vehicle in the Clarence Hill area and police would like to speak to a male and female who were heard in the area around this time. At around 1.30am on Sunday, three males with no tops on, whom police would like to identify, were seen carrying a road sign up Britannia Avenue. The sign was later found further up the road. Michelle Ruth Chambers said the following morning she saw the damage when she walked up Clarence Hill on her way to work at 8am. She posted the following message on the Dartmouth police Facebook page: 'The residents were just seeing the damage and I could see how upset they were that all their efforts to brighten up their street had been destroyed. 'It's mindless vandalism and it's not the first time. It happened on Browns Hill Steps a few months ago. 'Why do it, it's pointless!?' Lee Hunt said he was prepared to run a free disco or karaoke evening to help raise funds to replace the plants and make good the damage. He posted the following comment: 'Nobody of a sound mind and heart would do this mindless damage. I really hope the culprits get caught and charged for criminal damage, and not just cautioned! 'I feel so sorry for the people that devoted their time and money to make Dartmouth a beautiful place.' Viv Munslow said she hoped police caught the 'scum bags', and Daniel Owen Edwards said if there was CCTV in the town it would make the police job easier. Beverly Baker, who helps to look after the boat displays, thanked everyone who had taken plants round to the vandalised garden. The Spar shop in Mayflower Close and Sainsbury's were among those to make floral donations. Police are appealing for information about any or all of the incidents. Anybody who might know or heard anything should contact Dartmouth police on 101 or private message via Facebook.