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| Police appeal for information on wooden carvings |
Pc Nick Gibbs, of Humberside police has issued a statement in the wake of the weekend theft of wildlife art installations from ground at Weelsby Woods in Grimsby.
"Thieves have taken it upon themselves to remove three of the five beautiful carved wooden statues from the front section of the Woods.
"These carvings were paid for by community funding and cannot at this time be replaced."
The stolen carvings are: Ollie Owl and Rachel Rabbit (both installed in 2019), plus Vivien Vixen (2021) who was named after a Friends of Weelsby Wood committee member who passed away.
The carvings were created by Xtreme Chainsaw and funded by The Grosvenor pub, in Cleethorpes, whose staff and customers spent 18 months fundraising.
The Grosvenor won a competition, promoted by brewers Carling, and had their fundraising total doubled, meaning they could fund five carvings including Dixie Deer and Hettie Hedgehog who remain undamaged.
Anyone with information about the crime or the whereabouts of the carvings is urged to contact the police by calling 101 and quoting investigation number 16/38789/22.
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