While many of the good people of Abingdon were out Monday evening around the memorial showing their respect to all the men and women who gave their lives in the First World War, for our future, others, people who have no respect, were stealing.

My mother and I were singing in the choir at the memorial service. We cycled to St Helen’s church for practice in the church hall and we both locked our bikes outside.

After the service we returned to our bikes to journey home, only to find my mother’s bike had been stolen.

She is 75 years old and the bike was a present to her from my late father.

It was her means of transport but most of all a treasured gift from her husband.

He was in the army most of his life and Monday evening he would have been there honouring his fellow servicemen along with us all.

I just wanted to share my story with you.

Everyone who has a bike stolen will have a story. I also don’t expect the person/people who steal to care about the story but most of the time they are not just objects they mean something to someone.

Brenda Pratley, Dearlove Close, Abingdon

 

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