Fatboy Slim’s Brighton Beach cafe was targeted by vandals in the early hours of the morning on Friday.
According to The Argus, The Big Beach Cafe in Hove was unable to open on due to thousands of pounds worth of damage being caused to the building.
After seeing the damage, the cafe took to social media to share several CCTV images of three youths breaking into the building.
One CCTV snap appeared to show one youngster holding what looked to be a part of a paving slab above his head before launching it at the building.
Other snaps shared show the extent of the damage to the cafe including their shutters being warped and broken.
Fatboy Slim’s Brighton Beach cafe was targeted by vandals in the early hours of the morning on Friday, forcing the hotspot to close
According to The Argus , The Big Beach Cafe in Hove was unable to open on Saturday morning due to thousands of pounds worth of damage being caused to the building
After seeing the damage, the cafe took to social media to share several CCTV images of three youths breaking into the building
In another snap, shards of broken glass could be seen on the ground near the cafe’s front entrance.
Taking to Instagram the cafe devastatingly shared: ‘Sorry we are unable to open our kitchen this morning as these three vile hooligans have caused ££££ of damage to our community.’
‘Please share and get in touch with their details so we can prosecute them and make them pay for their actions.’
Sussex Police have been contacted for comment.
It comes after the 60-year-old Brighton-based DJ, whose real name is Norman Cook, bought the cafe in 2013 from former model, businesswoman and animal rights activist Heather Mills.
The Ex-wife of Beatles star Paul McCartney ran the vegan café V Bites for four years.
In April 2017, he revealed his plans to turn a block of old toilets into a ‘community beach hub’ hipster café.
It was reported at the time that he believed the dilapidated block in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, had plenty of potential.
One CCTV snap appeared to show one youngster aggressively trying to break into the building as the others watched on
The damage caused by the youths will reportedly cost the renowned DJ thousands of pounds to repair
Other snaps shared show the extent of the damage to the cafe including their shutters being warped and broken
In the snap the blue framed window could be seen wide open as the shutters were pulled from the middle
Another snap showed the bottom of the shutter completely snapped off
From the inside of the cafe the damage appeared a lot worse as the cafe will now have to replace them
Shards of broken glass could also be seen on the ground outside the cafe’s front entrance
Adur District Council was also looking for a partner at the time to redevelop the rundown toilets.
The toilets in Shoreham were then set to become a cafe with a roof terrace, changing rooms, and a watersports centre.
Councillor Brian Boggis said at the time: ‘I am very pleased to see such exciting plans for this key site.
‘We’ve been clear that we wanted something exceptional for Shoreham Beach Green and I believe that this proposal will enhance facilities for the local community and the thousands of visitors who come to Shoreham Beach each year.’
In 2013, Fatboy Slim set up the Big Beach Cafe which also hosted his 50th birthday party.
It comes after the 60-year-old Brighton-based DJ, whose real name is Norman Cook, bought the cafe in 2013 from former model, businesswoman and animal rights activist Heather Mills (pictured in 2018)
