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King Alfred stands whole again

3:06pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

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Wantage's iconic statue of King Alfred has been repaired, after six months of standing in Market Place without an arm.

Vandals chopped off the right hand and axe of the statue on New Year's Eve, abandoning it in pieces at the base of the statue.

Work cost £1,500 and was completed in two days last month. A 24-year-old man cautioned for the vandalism on New Year's Eve will pay for the repairs.

The attack was condemned by residents and Wantage mayor Lorraine Todd, who offered a reward of £300 of her own money to the town council's £200 for information leading to a conviction.

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Jaded, Somewhere other than Wantage says...
4:30pm Wed 2 Jul 08

... hmmm... how long will his arm last this time I wonder? Maybe next year he'll be legless too?....

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Questioner, Abingdon says...
7:54pm Wed 2 Jul 08

Isn' there a handy CCTV camera (which shows a decent quality picture) thet can be trained on the statue and surrounding area to stop any more of this armless tomfoolery?

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simon, out there... says...
8:28am Thu 3 Jul 08

Usually the twats in the town sparay paint the statue. Makes a change i suppose.

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MB, Wantage says...
12:10pm Thu 3 Jul 08

Welllll, it got wantage back on the map i suppose!

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anon, oxford says...
2:23pm Thu 3 Jul 08

He was cautioned? what use is that!!

Vandalism isn't a crime anymore? ridiculous

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the king, hell says...
9:21pm Sat 5 Jul 08

it happened on the day before new years eve and it was an accident waiting to happen all those years of people climbing on the poor old geezer something had to give way

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flapper, says...
9:22pm Sat 5 Jul 08

looks like rain again

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Julia, Kingston Lisle says...
1:13pm Fri 18 Jul 08

I am so happy for King Alfred, my most favourite king ever! Thanks for making him complete again!

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Simon, Kingston Lisle says...
1:20pm Fri 18 Jul 08

I can vouch for Julia's happiness, she wasn't the same person for the 6 months Alfie was armless.

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