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27
Jul 2021
Vandals may force Harrogate shop to remove iconic bears
A Harrogate children's clothing shop may be forced to remove its iconic bears after they became the target of vandals.
Milk and Honey of Harrogate, on Cheltenham Parade, has displayed the bears outside for five years but in the last couple of months they have suffered a lot of damage.
Sarah Elizabeth Wood, the shop manager, takes in the smaller bears overnight and locks the largest bear with a chain locked but even this is not enough to deter troublemakers.
Following the latest attack, which happened just after 3am on Sunday morning, Mrs Wood is considering whether the bears should remain.
CCTV footage from the night showed three people, believed to be teenage boys, attack the bear with a stick before pulling it to the floor and jumping on it.
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Mrs Wood told the Stray Ferret:
Mrs Wood has tried to repair the broken feet and ears of the bears but she fears that if they are damaged again they may become unstable and fall on people.
She put out a post on Facebook yesterday evening warning that the bears days may be numbered.
The post has had hundreds of reactions, with many people sharing stories of their time with the bears.
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