Stolen Feathers McGraw topper found in 'plain sight'

A stolen Wallace and Gromit-themed postbox topper in the shape of Feathers McGraw has been returned to the scene of the crime.

A knitted version of the silent yet villainous penguin, who first appeared in the short film The Wrong Trousers, had been created by Debbie Williamson from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

He brightened up a postbox in Clipstone Road West, Forest Town, before he went missing two weeks ago.

Now McGraw has been returned to Williamson after he was spotted "in plain sight" behind railings by a six-year-old boy and his mum Sally.

He was rescued by Forest Town local Ian Watkins who hooked him to safety using a broom.

Sally, 32, said she had been out for a walk when her son excitedly pointed out the sparkle of McGraw's knitted jewellery.

"You couldn't miss him," she explained.

She added: "Everyone's excited to see the toppers come back, as they're a fixture of the community."

Williamson, 60, who set up Forest Town Yarn Bombers, has been decorating the postbox since the Covid-19 lockdowns to "brighten things up a little bit".

She had said the theft was the "final straw" and she would not be decorating the postbox or creating "random acts of kindness" anymore.

However, now that McGraw is back safe and sound, she has had a change of heart and is reconsidering her retirement.

"Feathers will also feature getting his revenge", said Williamson, who has recruited a friend's 3D printer to incorporate new elements into her design.

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