Arsonists believed to be responsible for fire at Field of Dreams

Arsonists are believed to have been responsible for a fire at the Field of Dreams Farm, in Thurston.

One of the site’s log sheds, along with equipment, was completely destroyed in the blaze which took place overnight on Friday, March 4.

The damage was discovered by farm manager Sue Smith when she arrived on the farm in Beyton Road for a farming club with children on Saturday morning.

Ms Smith said that as she drove past the farm to come to the entry she noticed there was some smouldering but it didn’t register that it was actually the shed.

And she said their farm’s Polytunnel was also damaged at some point in the evening.

The shed was where a team would make the kindling and house the generators and stock that they sell in the farm shop.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said an investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.

A Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said that a crew from Bury St Edmunds attended the incident following contact from police to reports of smouldering in a wood shed.

Ms Smith said plans were being made for a GoFundMe to be set up as way to raise funds for a new shed.