THIEVES have stolen a charity collection box from the front counter of a ski centre in Southampton.
Bosses at the Alpine Centre in Bassett think it was taken right under their noses during opening hours on Wednesday.
A youth handed back the empty box later that evening saying he found it outside.
The box for Naomi House, the children's hospice in Sutton Scotney, was thought to contain up to £50.
Centre assistant manager, Jo Davis, said: "We've had a lot of problems with people breaking in during the evening and drinking on the slope.
"We live with that but taking a charity box really niggles me. It wasn't a lot of money but how low can you go?"
The theft comes just a month after vandals went on a wrecking spree at the centre. Equipment paid for by voluntary donations was thrown onto the slope and on to rooftops.
A ladies' toilet door was also damaged as well as ski poles at the club, which is run by volunteers.
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