UPDATE: The Jubilee Plaque has been returned to the Park and found on 17th January 2023.

It is with sadness that we report that the Queen’s Jubilee Tree Plaque has been stolen; it is not vandalism. It was well fixed, and it seems to have needed an ‘implement’ to remove it.

Why anyone would want to take the plaque the day before the Lantern Parade and cause shock and upset at Christmas time no one can fathom. Maybe the person themselves is also in a bad way and needs help. If you did take it and are reading this, now is a good time to return this item to the local residents; especially when so many have worked so hard to bring joy to others.

The incident has been reported to the Police.