25 June 2015

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THE Town Council has appealed for the return of a Union flag which has been stolen from the Waterloo bed in the High Street, jeopardising our chances in the South and South East in Bloom competition.

Last year the High Street beds won the award for Best War Memorial, and the Town Council team behind this year’s striking designs had high hopes for more success.

But the Union flag has been stolen from one of the wicker horses in the Waterloo bed, and with only a couple of weeks to go there is no time to replace it, said spokesman Katrina Hamill, who has now removed the French flag for safekeeping.

“So if you have the flag – or you know who took it – PLEASE return it to the horse’s head, no questions asked, so that the town’s entry is not jeopardised,” said Katrina.

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