A tapestry stolen from St Giles Cathedral has been recovered.
A police appeal was made after the theft of a panel of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry on the afternoon of Sunday 7th May, and following an investigation, the section is now back with its owners.
Officers are continuing to investigate the theft and the circumstances of the panel’s recovery.
Detective Constable Chris Harding of Gayfield CID said: “We are following a number of lines of inquiry and I am pleased with the progress of the investigation, but I would continue to ask anyone with information about the theft, including the person responsible for the panel’s removal and its return, to contact us.”
A spokesperson for the Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust said: “The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry team are greatly relieved to hear of the missing panel’s safe return, as are the volunteer stitchers in the Netherlands who so lovingly created it.
“We are grateful for all the messages of support we have received from around the world and look forward to reuniting the panel with its companion pieces in the near future.”
A police appeal was made after the theft of a panel of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry on the afternoon of Sunday 7th May, and following an investigation, the section is now back with its owners.
Officers are continuing to investigate the theft and the circumstances of the panel’s recovery.
Detective Constable Chris Harding of Gayfield CID said: “We are following a number of lines of inquiry and I am pleased with the progress of the investigation, but I would continue to ask anyone with information about the theft, including the person responsible for the panel’s removal and its return, to contact us.”
A spokesperson for the Battle of Prestonpans Heritage Trust said: “The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry team are greatly relieved to hear of the missing panel’s safe return, as are the volunteer stitchers in the Netherlands who so lovingly created it.
“We are grateful for all the messages of support we have received from around the world and look forward to reuniting the panel with its companion pieces in the near future.”
Those with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2639 of the 7th May 2017.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
