Thieves have stolen three tonnes of roofing felt worth £9,000 from a school where it was being stored to repair the building’s roof.
Police are appealing for information after the felt was stolen from inside a secure shipping container that was within the grounds of St Margaret Clitheroe School in South Bank.
The felt, which was going to be used to replace the school’s existing roof which is in a state of disrepair, is an unusual type imported from America.
In total, 90 rolls of the felt, each secured with tape labelled with “Garland”, and each costing around £100, were stolen some time between 3pm on Friday and 10.30am Monday from the school in St Margaret’s Grove in South Bank.
St Margaret Clitheroe School head teacher Nicky Jamalizadeh said: “Our roof was at the point where you couldn’t repair it. It needed to be replaced, so the only option was to secure funding from somewhere.
“We were extremely fortunate to secure an academy grant from the Department of Education. The roof really was in a state of disrepair and we were really pleased to have been given enough to fix the entire roof.
“We had the materials stored in a container on site, someone must have known it was there and that it was worth taking.”
“I’m hoping that they are insured - it was a significant amount. If they aren’t covered then that would really be a spanner in the works.
“We really need the roof replacing for health and safety of the children in the school.”
The container that was used to store the felt has since been removed from the school grounds.
Police believe a vehicle used to transport the felt was parked near the bridge or the grass area beside it on the Trunk Road near Cleveland Retail Park on Skippers Lane.
Officers are asking for anyone with information to contact PC Mike Pilbeam via the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively information can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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