A social club had its TVs smashed during a break-in hours before it planned to screen the England match on Sunday.

The Rush club on Eagle Industrial Estate in Witney planned to screen England v Serbia on TVs in its garden area.

But an intruder broke into the club's beer garden at around 4.25am on Sunday morning (June 16) and destroyed two television screens.

Two converter boxes with “Octavia” written on them were stolen and two CCTV cameras were destroyed in the incident.

Police are investigating criminal damage and theft  (Image: Rush)

Police are investigating but said no arrests have been made.

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Rush club owner Adrian Bullock said he was at a football tournament with his son when staff sent him a picture of the damage "which was a bit of a shock".

He said: "We have an audio visual system and the video system is connected by internet cable. The two converter boxes were stolen and the two TVs vandalised.

"It’s not just a simple case of replacing the TVs. I can’t pop to Argos and buy two TVs and stick them up and solve the problem on the day.

"I have to order new boxes and the TVs will be out of action for a number of days in the middle of the football. 

"I’m hoping to get replacements for England's next match on Thursday because if the weather stays nice the garden area could accommodate another 40 or 50 people."

The club, formerly Witney Snooker Club, is in its 37th year in the town and Mr Bullock said it is "another blow following lockdowns and the cost of living crisis".

He said: "We went into lockdown with cash reserves and came out with no cash reserves and just about survived.

"Covid lockdowns changed people’s activities. The pool leagues, the darts leagues are all smaller than they were before.

Outdoor furniture, flags and decorations were not touched (Image: Rush)

"People's pattern of behaviour changed. People built home bars, they bought big screen TVs, Sky boxes and they watch stuff at home.

"We were just starting to see a return to normal this year and then cost of living hit and people haven’t got the money to come out anyway."

Mr Bullock said he has some CCTV footage, showing a man in a hoodie and a baseball cap with a baseball bat or stick of some kind.

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He said: "He’s either planned it well or knows the club. He climbs over the fence and walks along it then goes out of view of that camera then destroys the next camera."

He added: "The damage is in the region of £1,300 to £1,700 - the items stolen were worth £450 but the damaged TV’s were £600-£700, CCTV around £100 each plus callout costs and labour to fix them on top.

"You feel violated when this happens."

Thames Valley Police confirmed they are investigating an incident of criminal damage and theft at the address.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact TVP on 101, quoting reference number 43240282321.