Gang of thieves stole 12,000 daffodils planted to jazz up town leaving just seven flowers behind
Rob PattinsonTHIEVES swiped 12,000 daffodils planted to jazz up a town’s grot spots — leaving just seven blooms standing.
The gang harvested their loot “on an industrial scale”, according to a voluntary group which spent a year planting the bulbs.Thieves stole daffodils with a street value of £2,000 that were planted by volunteers in the Cambridgeshire town of WisbechThe flowers are believed to have been stolen to be resold and are estimated to have a street value of about £2,000.Other residents reported seeing several men selling them.
“This isn’t just a few kids picking a few for their mums — this has been done on an industrial scale.”It meets once a week to paint street furniture, litter pick and plant greenery.Daffodils like those pictured were harvested by a gang in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 'on an industrial scale'Widow who lost husband in 2012 gets FLOWERS and note from the grave every year
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