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EVERYTHING at
a fun festival to promote mental
well being was a success bar the
theft of a fibreglass
sheep.
Camberwell
Green was open to the public and
packed with people enjoying
BonkersFest! held on Saturday in
the brilliant
sunshine.
They were
enjoying the arts festival billed
as a day "celebrating mad ness,
creativity and
eccentricity".
The day was
put together by Camberwell-based
charity Creative Routes, an
award-winning arts organisation
run by, and for,
former
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and current
mental health patients. It
startedwith bananas being fired
out of a cannon and followed by a
range of events including live
music, samba drummers and
dancers.
But nothing could have been more
bonkers than someone's decision
to steal one of five fibreglass
sheep hired for the day.
The charity had also hired four
zebras and four cows from a prop
company, which it now has to pay
£500 for the
sheep.
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Event
spokeswoman Helen Maleed said:
"We hired them to jazz the place
up.
"Now the charity has to pay the
£500 for it - they are
really upset.
"It marred what was otherwise a
perfect day.
"There was a really nice
community spirit - theb someone
nicked the sheep."
The possible thief was seen
walking down Camberwell Church
Street away from the Festival at
3pm with a fibreglass
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sheep under
their arm.
Police have been informed but
Helen is hoping someone will just
return the sheep to the charity
with "no questions asked".
Creative Routes aims to dispel
the stigma of mental health and
encourage patients to express
themselves in art.
Anyone with information about the
sheep can go to the charity's
base at Camberwell Leisure
Centre, Artichoke Place, off
Camberwell Church Street.
They can also call Creative
Routes on 02073583138.
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