Devizes youngster Morgan Denbury was devastated to discover his brand new scooter had been stolen, although thanks to an appeal on Facebook he has been given a used scooter.

Morgan, six, was given it for his birthday at the end of October but it was stolen from the garden of his home in Estcourt Crescent three weeks later.

The bike was a True Grit Extreme stunt scooter and cost £65.
Morgan’s mum, Elizabeth Denbury, said: “Morgan’s scooter wasn’t locked away and we found it had been stolen on Saturday.

"Morgan was in floods of tears. He goes to RampNation (indoor skate park in Devizes) every weekend and he could do a few tricks on his scooter. It was his first stunt scooter, he had cheaper scooters before.”

The family put an appeal on the Facebook page, Shout Out Devizes Uncut, and within a few hours a woman offered her daughter’s scooter which she had outgrown.

Morgan accepted the kind offer. The woman who donated it didn’t want any money but Mrs Denbury gave her some home made apple chutney as a mark of gratitude.

Mrs Denbury said: “Having a scooter donated has cheered Morgan up a bit and it restores your faith in people, but he would still like his scooter back.”
Morgan’s sister, Poppy, eight, also scoots. They were both pictured with Devizes mayor Pete Smith when he visited RampNation to mark its first birthday.

Mrs Denbury has reported the theft of the scooter to Devizes Police and anyone with information is asked to call 111.