Youths damaged 50 new trees planted by volunteers - but the 'apologetic' culprits 'put right a wrong' and helped restore them

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hereIn a Facebook post, Greater Manchester Police’s Royton and Shaw division said that the stakes had been dragged into the woods to make a den.However the three young people responsible were identified and when a family member heard about their vandalism he arranged for them to return to the area and work with the Friends of Crompton Moor group to put the damage right.The apologetic teenagers were also spoken to by an officer from Greater Manchester Police and council staff.“The youths responsible were identified and agreed to come back to the site and make amends,” GMP said.“This proved to be no easy task, the ground is hard and the stakes needed to be hammered into the ground and the guards stretched and secured.“The youths spent a day.