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Town's poppy display found dumped in park

Jake Zuckerman/BBC The poppies are attached to a green netting, and there are also blue flowers on there of some description. The Buttercross is on a stone plinth on three levels and the netting is draped all around the bottom.Jake Zuckerman/BBC
Wainfleet All Saints Town Council say the display had been returned to the market cross

A poppy display ripped from a town's market cross has been found dumped in a park.

Poppies, attached to netting, had been draped on the Butter Cross in Wainfleet All Saints, near Skegness, ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

It was removed at some point on Friday night.

Town councillor Wendy Bowkett said its removal had been met with anger among residents but confirmed it was found on Saturday morning and was now back in place.

Jake Zuckerman/BBC A wider view of the monument, which now stands in the middle of a carpark in the centre of the town. Old buildings provide a backdrop to the scene.Jake Zuckerman/BBC
The Butter Cross is a type of medieval market cross in Wainfleet All Saints

Bowkett said the taking of the display was “very disrespectful”.

She added it had appeared to have been dragged through leaves and smelled "horrible".

Bowkett appealed to those responsible for removing it to own up and apologise to the town.

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