A group of neighbours were left outraged after thousands of Christmas lights were broken by "mindless" vandals.
Several sets of lights were cut down along Doveridge Avenue, Carlton, Nottinghamshire causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
Residents had made a tradition of decorating the road with elaborate Christmas decorations, including wrapping sparkling lights around trees.
However, one resident, Alistair Lea-Wilson, said that the damage was "very disappointing".
The 72-year-old said: "For this to happen on New Year's Eve is the last straw. It was quite the dampener on the new year celebrations. When you drive up and see the lights in parallel it's quite effective, It's a very nice feeling."
Residents have raised suspicion the vandalism was caused by teenagers attending a nearby New Year's Eve party.
Fraser Bricknell, who went to the house party, said: "Everyone was very sheepish, there was a group of lads throwing up on the floor.
"A woman said 'I think I know who that'll be' but no-one wanted to own up to anything. After about 10 minutes three lads said they didn't do it but would take the blame."
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Bricknell said they agreed to pay for the damage but were yet to do so. "They haven't thought twice about what they've done, they haven't thought about the damage or charity," he told NottinghamshireLive.
"Everyone is going to have to spend on replacing these lights. It's frustrating and mindless. It takes two days for some people to put up the lights."
Alex Huttunen, 35, added that residents have been organising the light display since the Covid pandemic.
The most recent lights were put up to raise money for Netherfield Forum, a community centre.
Huttunen said: "People found us and spread the word and people came to wander by. Some parents bring their kids every year.
"It was starting to look a bit crazy so we had the idea of doing it for charity.
"That's the main upset, trying to do something nice for charity and then this happens."
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Several sets of lights were cut down along Doveridge Avenue, Carlton, Nottinghamshire causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
Residents had made a tradition of decorating the road with elaborate Christmas decorations, including wrapping sparkling lights around trees.
However, one resident, Alistair Lea-Wilson, said that the damage was "very disappointing".
The 72-year-old said: "For this to happen on New Year's Eve is the last straw. It was quite the dampener on the new year celebrations. When you drive up and see the lights in parallel it's quite effective, It's a very nice feeling."
Residents have raised suspicion the vandalism was caused by teenagers attending a nearby New Year's Eve party.
Fraser Bricknell, who went to the house party, said: "Everyone was very sheepish, there was a group of lads throwing up on the floor.
"A woman said 'I think I know who that'll be' but no-one wanted to own up to anything. After about 10 minutes three lads said they didn't do it but would take the blame."
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Bricknell said they agreed to pay for the damage but were yet to do so. "They haven't thought twice about what they've done, they haven't thought about the damage or charity," he told NottinghamshireLive.
"Everyone is going to have to spend on replacing these lights. It's frustrating and mindless. It takes two days for some people to put up the lights."
Alex Huttunen, 35, added that residents have been organising the light display since the Covid pandemic.
The most recent lights were put up to raise money for Netherfield Forum, a community centre.
Huttunen said: "People found us and spread the word and people came to wander by. Some parents bring their kids every year.
"It was starting to look a bit crazy so we had the idea of doing it for charity.
"That's the main upset, trying to do something nice for charity and then this happens."
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