A shop owner in Marlow has revealed her sadness after a bunting she put up to spread some joy due to the coronavirus outbreak, had been ripped down.

Lora Wilson, who owns and runs the environmentally-friendly shop Seed1 on Liston Court, revealed in the Facebook group Marlow Life that the bunting had been torn down by ‘a group of teenagers on bikes’.

However, despite being ‘sad’ at what had happened, the shop owner insisted that not all teenagers act the same.

Speaking on Facebook, she said: “I don’t like to blame teenagers for misbehaving as all too often, they get the blame for things they haven’t done.

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“But we put up some bunting outside Seed1 when lockdown came into force to give people a little smile while on their walks/errands.

“This is the second time a group of teenagers on bikes have gone past and broken it.

“We managed to ‘fix’ it the first time but I’m not sure I want to keep putting it up if it’s going to get broken again.

“If you have teenage boys who’ve been out in a group on bikes this afternoon (Wednesday, April 22), please speak with them.

“We don’t have a lot of money, we’re a not-for-profit [business] and I made this bunting to bring a few smiles to people but now it’s just making me sad.”

Lora’s post was met with a wave of support from fellow Marlovians with people praising her for trying to spread positivity in the town.

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One user said: “Don’t let a few silly kids spoil the enjoyment others get from it. “Keep making people smile.

Another added: “The bunting was lovely and did put a smile on faces. It’s such a shame.”

Lora then praised some of the teenagers in Marlow by saying: “There are lots of lovely teenage kids in Marlow.

“I am lucky to know some of them and they are incredibly insightful and caring and passionate.

“The few who did this, however, didn’t seem to care.

“I’m not up for tarring them all with the same brush.”

Seed1 is a not-for-profit, zero waste shop and they were previously stationed in the old Toni & Guy space on the High Street, which was being leased out by the hairdressers.

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However, after the lease ended, the shop needed to find a new space and after looking all over the town, they decided to locate themselves next to the health shop Healthy Stuff, in Liston Court as their new home.

The shop officially opened in September 2019, and moved to Liston Court in January, before reopening to the public in March.

For more information about what Seed1 sell and do for the environment, visit their website, www.seed1.co.uk.