Thieves stole a £1,785 steel shed from St Fagans bowls and cricket club in Cardiff, returning over two nights to dismantle and remove the 300kg structure. Members discovered the shed's contents scattered across their field, with the shed itself gone.
Theft Over Two Nights
The incident took place at the end of October, with eyewitnesses reporting that the thieves targeted the club for the shed over two consecutive nights. It is believed the thieves took the shed apart piece by piece before returning the following evening with specialist tools to unscrew the "fully integral base" required to rebuild it.
The shed, made of solid steel and weighing 300 kilograms, has left members baffled as to how the thieves managed to make off with it. It remains unclear how the structure was moved over a 4ft wall and double gates.
Club Members React
One concerned club member said: "I just don't know how they done it." Jon Russell, a member of the club for 27 years, said: "The fact that somebody's targeted something that helps the older generation makes me really mad. There's a lot of people who have worked very hard to keep the club going."
The shed, used to store bowls equipment, had been left unlocked to deter would-be thieves from damaging it. The equipment inside was found "all jumbled up and strewn about", according to the club's vice-chair Dave Medlam.
Police Investigation
A South Wales Police spokesperson said they are investigating the incident but "unfortunately, as of yet, there have been no witnesses nor CCTV of the incident". A CCTV system that previously covered the shed was stolen in 2024.
