A MUM who had her car broken into as she watched her children's sports day is urging others to be extra careful.

Rosie Dru Drury had her bag stolen from her car which was parked at the Glebe Hall in Winterbourne Earls in the car park opposite the playing field on Monday, June 12, between 1.30pm and 2.30pm.

She said: "I’m basking in this wonderful, happy, village community atmosphere whilst thieves are smashing the window to my car and stealing my handbag.

They were close enough to hear the fun, but that didn’t stop them, on the contrary, my guess is, they chose this particular opportunity.

"I tried to explain to my children, as they looked up at me with their innocent eyes, why someone would do this; why someone would cause such damage, leaving glass shattered all over the grass that they play on, to steal another person’s belongings."

A gold wedding ring and a small amount of money was stolen.

"I urge people to not be complacent. I never thought this could take place in a lovely, peaceful village location," she said.

"It was a completely pointless act. They walked away with very little. It was sentimental to me and not worth an awful lot to them."

Rosie was able to recover some of her belongs thanks to a post on Facebook. The next day she received a text message from a friend saying one of her friends had come across some of the contents in her handbag while out walking her dog.

She was later able to track down down her handbag which had been thrown into a bush - just over a mile away from where her car was broken into.

She added: "I commend the power of Facebook for re-uniting me with most of my belongings; an unlikely outcome, but I curse the people that did this. How do they sleep peacefully at night, knowing what they’ve done? What if someone had stolen their Mother’s wedding ring? Or scared their brother or sister, son or daughter by leaving such a shocking and dangerous mess behind? Are there no boundaries, no limits for them as they wade through and cut down any moral fibre that may reside in them. It is baffling to think that in such a close, seemingly secure and safe community, human beings with this appalling behaviour exist."

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101.