POLICE have issued an alert after a pride banner was stolen in Wotton.
Officers say the flag was taken down and stolen at approximately 2.35am on Friday, May 3 from near the war memorial in Old Town.
The banner featured information about the first ever Wotton Pride which is due to take place on Saturday, June 15.
A police spokesperson said in the community alert: “We are obviously very keen for any information about this.”
Anyone with information should contact police quoting incident number 235 of May 7 here - tinyurl.com/4hk2t29p
It comes as a similar incident happened in August 2022 where a sign about Dursley Pride was vandalised twice.
The banner was slashed and the statement "pride is a lie" scribbled over the word Pride.
Dursley Pride which is now in its third year is due to take place on Monday, August 26.
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