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Banksy: Bike from Nottingham hula-hooping girl replaced | Banksy: Bike from Nottingham hula-hooping girl replaced |
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The original bike appeared around the same time as the hula-hooping girl | The original bike appeared around the same time as the hula-hooping girl |
A bicycle that formed part of a Banksy artwork has been replaced after the original went missing. | A bicycle that formed part of a Banksy artwork has been replaced after the original went missing. |
The bike and hula-hooping girl became a popular attraction when it appeared on the side of a Nottingham beauty salon last month. | |
But the bike went missing this weekend, with one local calling the apparent theft "very sad, if not surprising". | |
A new bicycle - featuring a different-looking tyre and seat - was spotted by the artwork on Monday. | A new bicycle - featuring a different-looking tyre and seat - was spotted by the artwork on Monday. |
The artwork first appeared on the junction of Rothesay Avenue and Ilkeston Road on 13 October. | The artwork first appeared on the junction of Rothesay Avenue and Ilkeston Road on 13 October. |
A few days later it was claimed by the artist via his Instagram account. | A few days later it was claimed by the artist via his Instagram account. |
This new bike is also a Raleigh, a brand which used to be manufactured in the area the artwork is located | This new bike is also a Raleigh, a brand which used to be manufactured in the area the artwork is located |
The original bike - with a twisted front wheel and a missing back one which the girl is using as a hula hoop - was locked to a street sign. | |
Hundreds queued to get a snap with the artwork, and the city council protected it with a transparent cover before it was twice targeted with spray paint. | |
Latest news and stories from the East Midlands | Latest news and stories from the East Midlands |
What happens when a Banksy appears? | What happens when a Banksy appears? |
Banksy artwork: 'We needed something like this' | Banksy artwork: 'We needed something like this' |
Jasinya Powell, 39, said she thought it was "amazing" someone had replaced the bike. | |
She added: "It's brilliant that, in the midst of vandalism and criminality, you're getting a soldier. | |
"And what it was replaced with is even better, because so many people's lives [in this area] were built on or around Raleigh." | |
Resident Tracy Jayne found the artwork had been targeted when she went to visit it on Sunday | |
Kate Loewenthal, chair of the Lenton Drives and Neighbours Residents Association, said she was "chuffed". | |
"I thought it was very sad, if not surprising, when it was stolen," she said. | |
"But the fact that someone took the time to replace it, and with a Raleigh bike, just shows there are good people and people who care." | |
Both Nottinghamshire Police and the council said the removal of the bike had not been reported to them. | Both Nottinghamshire Police and the council said the removal of the bike had not been reported to them. |
People queued to see the artwork | People queued to see the artwork |
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