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Appeal over missing woolly Olympic gold medallist

Philippa Etheridge Grey woolly bunny with blue helmet with red, white and blue costume with pond in backgroundPhilippa Etheridge
Philippa Etheridge Empty wooden post on edge of pond with green grass and water behindPhilippa Etheridge
The bunny, from the equestrian team who took gold, has vanished.
The woolly creation vanished just days after the knitting group installed their Paris Olympics 2024 display.

A group of knitters in a Berkshire village who created the Paris Olympics in wool are appealing for the return of their gold medallist bunny.

The Hurst Hookers have spent weeks creating the woolly athletes around the village pond to celebrate the Olympics and support Team GB.

Just days after going on show the equestrian bunny was found to have hopped off its post.

The group urged whoever had "taken the equestrian bunny off to Paris to collect their gold medal" to return it to the display.

Posting on social media the knitting group said: "There is a lot of effort in this display, the AWOL bunny took about eight hours of work alone."

The group hopes the bunny will be returned to the display before the closing ceremony on 11 August.

The Paralympic Games start on 28 August until 8 September.

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