Vandals have targeted a village play park which recently received a £120,000 overhaul.
Staff from Rackheath Community Council discovered the vandalism at Jubilee Park in Wiloughby Road yesterday.
The benches, slide and climbing frames have been daubed with graffiti.
A council spokesman said the "appropriate" paint remover is on order and work will be done to restore the equipment to a "presentable" condition.
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Anyone who knows anything about the graffiti is asked to get in touch with the council.
The news comes after Jubilee Park, next to Rackheath Primary School, received more than £120,000 for the new equipment.
The project was funded by Section 106 money - developers' contributions towards the costs of providing community and social infrastructure as the area undergoes a housing boom.
Thousands of homes are either being built or earmarked to be built in Rackheath in the years ahead, making its community provisions a necessity for improvement.
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