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Banksy: Bike from Nottingham hula-hooping girl replaced Banksy: Bike from hula-hooping girl 'removed for safekeeping'
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The original bike appeared around the same time as the hula-hooping girl The original bike appeared at about the same time as the hula-hooping girl artwork
A bicycle that formed part of a Banksy artwork has been replaced after the original went missing. A bicycle that provided the foreground to a Banksy artwork was removed by the owner of the building the piece was painted on, a council has confirmed.
The bike and hula-hooping girl became a popular attraction when it appeared on the side of a Nottingham beauty salon last month. The bike went missing from its position outside a beauty salon in Lenton in Nottingham over the weekend, leading to fears it had been stolen.
But the bike went missing this weekend, with one local calling the apparent theft "very sad, if not surprising". Kyle Myatt was so disappointed by its disappearance he replaced it with a bike he bought himself.
A new bicycle - featuring a different-looking tyre and seat - was spotted by the artwork on Monday. But the council said on Monday the bike had been taken away "for safekeeping".
The artwork first appeared on the junction of Rothesay Avenue and Ilkeston Road on 13 October. The Nottingham Project, an organisation aiming to "rejuvenate" the city, said on Twitter they are working with the council and the building owner to protect the artwork, including the bike.
A few days later it was claimed by the artist via his Instagram account. The artwork first appeared on the building, on the junction of Rothesay Avenue and Ilkeston Road, on 13 October.
This new bike is also a Raleigh, a brand which used to be manufactured in the area the artwork is located A few days later it was claimed by the elusive artist via his Instagram account.
The original bike - sporting the livery "Arkansas" with a twisted front wheel and missing a back one which the girl is using as a hula hoop - was locked to a street sign. This new bike is also a Raleigh, a brand that used to be manufactured in the area the artwork is located
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. The original bike - sporting the livery "Arkansas" with a twisted front wheel and missing a back one, which the girl is depicted using as a hula hoop - was locked to a street sign.
It went missing over the weekend but by Monday morning had been replaced by a Raleigh Outland mountain bike, also missing its rear wheel. Crowds had flocked to see the artwork, and the city council protected it with a transparent cover before it was twice targeted with spray paint.
When Mr Myatt, a 23-year-old food delivery rider, saw the original bike had gone he thought it had been stolen and decided to replace it.
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Jasinya Powell, 39, said she thought it was "amazing" someone had replaced the bike. He told the BBC: "Banksy put us on the radar by putting it on that wall. It makes the area look a lot better."
She added: "It's brilliant that, in the midst of vandalism and criminality, you're getting a soldier. He said he found a £20 Raleigh bike on sale on Facebook and, using an old lock he already had, he took off the back wheel and put it where the old bike had been on Sunday evening.
"And what it was replaced with is even better, because so many people's lives [in this area] were built on or around Raleigh." He added: "I just did it to see people happier.
Resident Tracy Jayne found the artwork had been targeted when she went to visit it on Sunday "Even if it's not been stolen I'm still glad I replaced it as it looks like part of the Banksy.
Kate Loewenthal, chair of the Lenton Drives and Neighbours Residents Association, said she was "chuffed". "And at least now if someone does nick it, the original is safe."
"I thought it was very sad, if not surprising, when it was stolen," she said. Kyle Myatt said he regularly passes the Banksy while working and wanted to restore it for everyone to enjoy again
"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." Art fan and Nottingham resident Jasinya Powell, 39, said she too had thought it was a theft.
Both Nottinghamshire Police and the council said the removal of the bike had not been reported to them. She said: "This shows how Banksy has seen something we don't see in this city.
"We all assumed it had been stolen, but it was just for safekeeping.
"And now it's been replaced with another iconic piece by a member of the public. It's brilliant."
Resident Tracy Jayne found the artwork was missing its bike when she went to visit it on Sunday
People queued to see the artworkPeople queued to see the artwork
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