Blue Door break-in’s silver lining

PAULA HULBURT

A well-known Blenheim charity shop has been targeted by thieves. The Blue Door on Seymour Street was broken into recently with thieves getting away with a haul of power tools.

But yesterday John and Jane Laing at Marlborough Motorcycle Riding School swooped in to help, replacing tools taken with new ones.

For staff at the Blue Door, the move helped restore their faith in people again.

Tools used by volunteers to dismantle and recycle metal were taken by the thieves, leaving the store without an electric angle grinder, cordless drills and screwdrivers, spanners, a socket set, and adjustable wrenches.

For a store that gives back to the Marlborough Community it was a bitter blow.

Manager Bronwen Demmocks says the duo came into the shop yesterday morning and asked for a list of what was taken.

They returned a few hours later with replacements which was wonderful, Bronwen says. Last year, Blue Door distributed $25,058.88 to not-for-profit