Bingo Vandalism
They say you are as young at you feel and hearing about bingo vandalism story involving OAP’s at a housing association in Edinburgh, certainly put a spring in our steps to find out more. Things seem like they have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous as a power struggle between elderly residents at the Calder Garden Facility in Sighthill, has ignited, which has led to police launching an investigation into malicious vandalism.
This bingo power struggle all reportedly began after pool balls went missing and a bingo night had to be cancelled at this residential home. According to the ‘News Scotsman’ there has been a long running dispute between different cliques at Calder Garden home.
The latest development in this struggle happened last week when the pool table at the residential care home was vandalised. It is thought this was an inside job. The pool table was donated by a local taxi firm to 75 year old Elizabeth Mitchell.
Her daughter also named (Elizabeth) spoke to the News Scotsman about what has been going on, she said, “It was something that a lot of the relatives liked to play when they came round on Fridays, particularly the youngsters, and it was well used by residents too. We called in the police, although it looks like it was someone at the complex that did it. It’s just so unfair. A few people are causing problems for everyone else, but this kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable.”
Apparently all this unrest at the home has escalated from March this year after an election for a new residents committee took place. It has been claimed that the new committee are a law unto themselves and the election was rigged, so the committee members could do what the like with the hall at the centre of this dispute.
It seems a shame to hear of such ill feeling between the OAP’s, but just like a spokesman for the council in Edinburgh said, “As with any group of people living together, differences can arise and we are working with the residents to resolve them.”
This has got to be one of the wackiest (although not funny) bingo stories we have ever come across!
