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How did it get up there? Residents bemused by flag hoisted to top of 35m tree (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)
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How did it get up there? Residents bemused by flag hoisted to top of 35m tree
4:00pm Thursday 29th July 2010
Sitting high among the treetops this mysteriously placed England flag has a birdseye view of Richmond.
The flag is believed to have been at the top of the huge tree, at the end of Old Palace Lane, for almost three weeks.
Residents say they believe it was put there as a sign of support for England in the World Cup - but they are bemused about how it got to the top of the tree, which stands at 35m.
A Richmond Council spokesman said: “We haven’t yet decided what to do with it, but if it’s a danger to the tree we would take it down.”
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EdwinaWaugh, Richmond says...
8:45am Fri 30 Jul 10
Sanity99, Twickenham says...
10:03am Fri 30 Jul 10
marie333, Kingston says...
3:01am Sat 31 Jul 10
Sky-high support: The flag on top of the tree in Old Palace Lane, Richmond
Enormous: This picture shows the full scale of the tree
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metis, Twickenham says...
11:12pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Oh get real.