A COMMUNITY friendly bus stop library has been prematurely closed as a result of vandals.
The anonymous kind souls behind the @PPansBus Shelter Twitter account are no stranger to community projects promoting kindness and bringing people together, having been responsible for Bus Stop Advent campaign last December.
In April, a crate of books was left at the Northfield House bus shelter on Preston Road to allow passersby to help themselves to secondhand reads and had proved popular with locals.
But, the bus stop library will no longer be available to the public due to vandals damaging the books.
A spokesperson for the account said: "The bus shelter library will be taking a break.
"There have been too many incidents of books being destroyed and littering the surrounding area.
"Sadly that also means that free sunflower seedlings won't be available as planned.
"Thank you to all who got involved - it was fun!"
This is such a shame, it has been a lovely initiative 😢 https://t.co/v54dG5dCDU
— Prestonpans Community Council (@PrestonpansCC) April 29, 2022
Prestonpans Community Council replied to the announcement, saying: "This is such a shame, it has been a lovely initiative."
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