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| Giant Bracknell Forest remembrance poppies stolen | Giant Bracknell Forest remembrance poppies stolen |
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| Giant poppy sculptures placed on roundabouts in Bracknell in tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict have been stolen. | Giant poppy sculptures placed on roundabouts in Bracknell in tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict have been stolen. |
| The four 6ft (1.8m) metal and fibre-glass poppies were among 30 placed in the area by Bracknell Forest Council. | |
| The authority said whoever was responsible "must have planned" the thefts to remove them as they were bolted into the ground. | The authority said whoever was responsible "must have planned" the thefts to remove them as they were bolted into the ground. |
| It appealed for the thieves to return them as they are re-used annually. | It appealed for the thieves to return them as they are re-used annually. |
| 'Shameful' | 'Shameful' |
| Councillor Dorothy Hayes, executive member for environmental services, described the thefts as "heinous". | Councillor Dorothy Hayes, executive member for environmental services, described the thefts as "heinous". |
| "It is utterly shameful to steal items which are a simple memorial to those who gave their lives in armed conflicts," she said. | "It is utterly shameful to steal items which are a simple memorial to those who gave their lives in armed conflicts," she said. |
| The poppies were taken from the roundabouts at Raeburn Way, Sandhurst, Bowland Drive/New Forest Ride, Foresters Way and the 3M roundabout. | The poppies were taken from the roundabouts at Raeburn Way, Sandhurst, Bowland Drive/New Forest Ride, Foresters Way and the 3M roundabout. |
| The poppies have been installed at the roundabouts and other roadside locations across the borough ahead of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday since 2013. | The poppies have been installed at the roundabouts and other roadside locations across the borough ahead of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday since 2013. |
| Anyone with any information about the thefts is asked to contact Thames Valley Police. | Anyone with any information about the thefts is asked to contact Thames Valley Police. |