Published: February 9, 2008
New £5,000 CCTV camera to monitor Burnham's Marine Cove gardens

More than £5,000 has been spent upgrading the CCTV camera in Burnham-On-Sea's Marine Cove gardens in an effort to stamp out ongoing vandalism.

Burnham-On-Sea.com reported on two seperate incidents last month in which the windows of shelters in the gardens were smashed, fences were torn down and the wooden benches left damaged.

To help police better monitor the seafront gardens, Sedgemoor District Council has invested in a new infra-red camera.

Spokeswoman Claire Faun told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Sedgemoor District Council has invested an additional £5,000 in improving the CCTV camera at Marine Cove in an attempt to halt the continual vandalism."

"Although the camera is of the highest specification, its use is compromised by the type of lighting at Marine Cove."

She added: "The new addition will be fitted with the latest infra-red technology which will ensure clearer images that the Police can then use in their investigations."

Sedgemoor District Council hopes to regenerate the gardens later this year if it is successful in gaining £250,000 of lottery funding.

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