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Police are appealing for witnesses after a St George’s Cross was painted onto a two-metre tall goose mascot for Nottingham’s annual funfair.

A red cross was spray painted across the front of Goosey the Goose, which is situated on a roundabout to promote the city’s Goose Fair.

Nottinghamshire Police believe the vandalism happened on September 3 at around 9.30pm.

The goose statue is made from fibreglass and timber and weighs around a quarter of a tonne.

The flying of Union and St George’s Cross flags across towns and cities has followed an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours .

In a public appeal released on Monday, police constable Lindsey Webster said: "Goosey is an iconic mascot for the fair and we want to find whoever is responsible for vandalisin

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