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Residents were left appalled and disgusted after a new children’s play area in Kirkby was vandalised with Nazi graffiti daubed over benches.

The play area, at Hornbeam Way, has only been open for six months.

Residents woke up on Sunday, May 7, to the horrifying sight of benches pulled out of their placings on the ground and vile graffiti, including Nazi swastikas, sprayed on them.

Ashfield Council has now cleaned the offensive graffiti off and put the benches back into their places.

Nazi graffiti has been sprayed on benches at an Ashfield park

Bur residents are now demanding the council takes action to prevent something like this happening again.

One person, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “The new play area hasn’t been protected adequately by CCTV or patrols and is now wide open to anti-social behaviour.”

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Coun Sarah Lewsey (Ash Ind), new councillor for Kirkby Cross and Portland said: “I am appalled at this grossly offensive graffiti.

"I have been on to the Council immediately and they are currently on site removing it.

"I would encourage anyone with any information to get in touch with the police on 101.

"This is so disappointing, we have worked hard to ensure this play park is improved and to find it vandalised in this abhorrent manner is disgraceful.”

A council spokesperson said: “CPO’s and police regularly patrol the area to maintain a visible presence in the community.

"Plans to install CCTV Cameras have been approved with the aim of reducing anti-social behaviour and to catch any person committing such disgraceful acts.”

Nazi graffiti daubed all over benches at Ashfield children's play area