Breaking street art news just in… It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that our very own genuine Banksy masterpiece, nicknamed “snowsy” is no more… Likely to be worth more than it’s weight in gold the beautiful snow sculpture was gifted to the town this week by the mysterious artist. Pompous art critics across the globe hailed it as a celebration of the vaccine programme. Probably. But now it’s gone. A victim of vandalism, or perhaps global warming as the snow is melting fast. Your very own newspaper had tried to start a campaign to save the priceless work of art but we got very little in the way of donations. Now all the lockdown weary World has our memories, a half eaten carrot and in my case damp shoes from tramping across town to keep taking bloody photos.

Christine Batley. Deputy Chief Street Art Correspondent. Beckworth And Slocombe Herald Incorporating Nightly Gazette