Mitchell added that the theft was a particularly bitter pill to swallow, as the club had just won the Grounds Team of the Year Award in the Worcestershire FA’s Grassroots Football Awards.
“To go from that amazing feeling of Friday night, the appreciation for all the hard work our volunteers put in to maintain the pitches for the children of the local community, to the low of the equipment being taken away the next night, was tough,” he said.
Although the club is now in the off-season, some teams do continue training through the summer.
“We’ve got a training session on Wednesday,” said Mitchell. “We wouldn’t have had any equipment to train with, but we’ve had some local donations, which has been great.
“We have children from all different walks of life that we support – it’s their happy place.
“It’s devastating.”
West Mercia Police said inquiries were ongoing.
