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| Weston Sand Sculpture Festival's Queen vandalised | |
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| A sand sculpture of the Queen has been beheaded by vandals at the Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival. | A sand sculpture of the Queen has been beheaded by vandals at the Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival. |
| The vandals struck on Wednesday night and also destroyed two athletes in the Olympic display, as well as a row of clowns and a Super Mario figure. | |
| Co-organiser Nicola Wood said: "I'm devastated on many different levels, obviously this festival means a lot to me. I put my heart and soul into it." | Co-organiser Nicola Wood said: "I'm devastated on many different levels, obviously this festival means a lot to me. I put my heart and soul into it." |
| It will take about a week to repair the damage but the festival remains open. | It will take about a week to repair the damage but the festival remains open. |
| 'Real honour' | |
| Due to the vandalism, Miss Wood said she has had to withdraw from a trip to Holland where she was going to represent the UK in the European Sculpting Championships. | |
| "It was a real honour to be invited to represent my home country. I have been planning and designing for months but I simply can't leave the festival in this state. I'm devastated." | |
| Festival organisers said the police had been informed and were investigating. | |
| They said three males had been captured on CCTV and a reward would be offered for information leading to the culprits. | |
| "We were really keen to keep the festival outdoors, it's sand sculptures, it's the beach, we don't want to put a roof over it," added Miss Wood. | "We were really keen to keep the festival outdoors, it's sand sculptures, it's the beach, we don't want to put a roof over it," added Miss Wood. |
| "We've got a hoarding all the way round, we've got security patrolling the site, CCTV cameras - I'm surprised this has happened, but we just have to deal with it." | "We've got a hoarding all the way round, we've got security patrolling the site, CCTV cameras - I'm surprised this has happened, but we just have to deal with it." |