A TEENAGER ruined St George’s Day celebrations in Didcot by stealing the England flag flying at the Civic Hall.
The Cross of St George had been hoisted on the town’s flagpole to celebrate England’s patron saint’s day on Friday.
But that evening, the hall’s manager realised it had disappeared.
CCTV footage shows two young men walking towards the Civic Hall at 3.15pm on St George’s Day, one of them then disappearing into the bushes, lowering the flag and walking off with it. Police spokesman Daniel Donovan said the teenager was described as a white male aged about 13, about 5ft 4in and of slight build. He was wearing a blue top, black track suit bottoms and white trainers.
Mayor of Didcot Margaret Turner said: “It is completely mindless and just makes me so cross.
“We are all trying to celebrate St George’s Day to happen and we just do not want this to happen. It is a real shame because it is against the spirit of the whole day.”
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