£250 reward offered after giant Ironbridge duck is thrown in river - with pictures

A £250 reward has been offered after vandals ripped one of Ironbridge's duck sculptures from its pedestal and threw it into the river.

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Damaged Peace Duck is rescued from the river. Photo: Shaun Dean

'Peace Duck', one of ten individually painted giant ducks, was smashed from its pedestal at Bedlam Furnaces in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Julie Ward, who started the Let's Go Quackers project, said paint from the artwork could be seen strewn across the car park, with a trail down the bank where the duck had been thrown over a fence in to the water.

The artwork, which was designed by 12-year-old amber Whittaker from Charlton School and painted by artist Jenny Leonard, was later recovered from the river.