Two woolly post box toppers which brought the Wirral community “joy” mysteriously disappeared on June 13.
Julie Walker crocheted the Crown Jewels and a separate woolly tableau of a corgi, a royal guard and the Queen for the Platinum Jubilee. The decorations, which received national media attention, were placed on post boxes on Broadway and Manor Road in Wallasey.
The mum-of-two found her corgi topper was missing when she looked for it on her way to work. The 54-year-old told friend Sandra Birch, who then went to see if the Crown Jewels topper was still there. However Sandra found that had also been taken.
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Julie told the ECHO: “I was gutted because I looked at it everyday. I thought where I lived was a safe neighbourhood. I made another one but I don’t know whether I want to put it out anymore. If someone wanted one of the toppers I would’ve made them one and sent the money for charity.”
Julie started crocheting at the start of the first lockdown in March 2020. Since the pandemic she has made 15 items for the community, although five of them have been taken without her permission.
To mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne Julie and Sandra made a special topper for the Morrisons post box in Wallasey. The store gave both of them £40, which they donated to Claire House Children’s Hospice.
The news has upset many people online. Sara Tunnicliffe posted on Facebook: “We saw it last week and it was beautiful, so much work has gone into it. Hopefully it will turn up, love seeing them about, [they] really brighten up the place.”
Marie Dacosta said: “Love seeing these hope it’s found soon”. Joanna Nicholson said: “I’m fuming, all the work that Julie puts in making them.
She added: “I watch children walking to school and stopping to look at them. Whoever took them is an embarrassment to society.”
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