Louts dump white goods - hauled over 400m on foot - at Eccles Pike summit near Chapel-en-le-Frith

These shocking photos show the bizarre scene a dogwalker stumbled upon at the top of Eccles Pike near Chapel-en-le-Frith in the early hours of this morning (Friday).
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They show a washing machine and a tumble dryer both hauled on foot over 400 metres through rocky terrain and lifted over a fence to be dumped on the peak’s topograph.

In an unbelievable scene the two unwanted appliances sit on top of the commemorative plaque - providing a garish contrast to the majestic Peak District panorama surrounding them.

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Chapel councillor Kath Sizeland described how after being alerted by astonished walker Jane Inglefield, High Peak Borough Council workers removed the discarded white goods within the hour.

The bizarre scene a dogwalker stumbled upon at the top of Eccles Pike near Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photo: Jane InglefieldThe bizarre scene a dogwalker stumbled upon at the top of Eccles Pike near Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photo: Jane Inglefield
The bizarre scene a dogwalker stumbled upon at the top of Eccles Pike near Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photo: Jane Inglefield

Baffled Kath said in order to get to the peak’s summit the louts who left their no longer-needed machines would have had to carry them through rocky outcrops on foot after parking on the road nearly half a kilometre below.

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She said: “To get them from the road up to the top must have been really tough - it would have taken a couple of strong blokes to carry each one up there.

“The mentality of it just beggars belief - the sheer stupidity makes the mind boggle.

The washing machine and a tumble dryer were hauled on foot over 400 metres through rocky terrain. Photo: Jane InglefieldThe washing machine and a tumble dryer were hauled on foot over 400 metres through rocky terrain. Photo: Jane Inglefield
The washing machine and a tumble dryer were hauled on foot over 400 metres through rocky terrain. Photo: Jane Inglefield
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“This goes beyond fly tipping and is more like some kind of statement but what that statement is I’m not sure.

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“Are they saying there should be a litter bin up there or were they just really unhappy with the performance of these two appliances?

“I’ve seen some really bad cases of fly tipping before but never anything like this.”

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