AN ULVERSTON allotment resident has come out in anger after finding out her summerhouse, that had been the departing present from her mother, had been broken into in a spate of burglaries.

Diane Leith, 52, and partner Andrew Inglis, 42, were horrified to learn that their allotment had yet again been broken into after finding a similar incident just two days before when visiting their allotment.

Police are investigating the spate of allotment break ins which were dubbed as 'terrible' by Ulverston councillor David Webster, at Dragley Beck, Ulverston, which happened between Friday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 12.

Speaking on the incident, Diane Leith said: "I was annoyed to be honest.

"The Friday night break in we saw on the Saturday morning when we had gone down to the allotment. But then it was broken into again on the Monday, we were told the following day.

"On the Friday whoever it was had broken into Andrew's shed and taken some somes and overturned what was inside.

"Other greenhouse and shed had been broken into as well with tols and things being taken.

"They had not managed to get into my summerhouse on the Friday night due to the lock on the door. But on the Monday the door had been wrenched off the hinges.

"I did not mind the tools being taken as much, but out of all the things that happened, the worst was my summerhouse being broken into.

"That was sort of the last present I had off mum as we bought that with the money she left us.

"It was heartbreaking to see it like that.

"It was like it broke a piece of my mum away that I held dear.

"She really loved going down to the allotment and it would have been somewhere that she would have loved to sit.

"It is the place that holds my memories with her in a way, and now ty have been tarnished by this."

Diane's mum Joan Cole sadly passed away four years ago.

"To me though it sounded like it was a homeless person judging by what they had taken," Diane said.

"The more expensive power tools were not taken, but things like a camping stove, blankets, teabags, and a battery powered light were which makes it seem like it was a homeless person who did this.

"If they would have just asked for help we would have done so.

"We all could have chipped in so it is upsetting that they did this.

"The people on the allotment are a great community and we would have helped them."

The police have said that the suspects are unknown at this time, they have entered the allotment areas, stolen various gardening items and caused damage to a number of sheds and greenhouses.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information from the community which may assist with the investigation or lead to a suspect being identified.

Police can be reached on 101.