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Slain St George and the Dragon statue returns after student prank Slain St George and the Dragon statue returns after student prank
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Falmouth has been celebrating the return of a statue of St George and the Dragon, which was damaged after a student pulled it down.Falmouth has been celebrating the return of a statue of St George and the Dragon, which was damaged after a student pulled it down.
The statue was taken from the Arcade in a drunken prank in 2005.The statue was taken from the Arcade in a drunken prank in 2005.
It is said to have then been accidentally run over by a police car and spent the next few years in university storage.It is said to have then been accidentally run over by a police car and spent the next few years in university storage.
The Falmouth Civic Society later discovered the carving and raised enough money for its restoration.The Falmouth Civic Society later discovered the carving and raised enough money for its restoration.
Names of the fundraisers have been engraved onto a metal plaque.Names of the fundraisers have been engraved onto a metal plaque.
Chairman of the society, Mike Jenks, said: "It's been quite an achievement - to raise that amount of money for something that's been missing for such a long time.Chairman of the society, Mike Jenks, said: "It's been quite an achievement - to raise that amount of money for something that's been missing for such a long time.
"People had forgotten that it was there. I think that the restoration will mean that they won't forget it for a long time to come.""People had forgotten that it was there. I think that the restoration will mean that they won't forget it for a long time to come."
He added they were keen to find out more about the statue's history: "It's pretty well hidden; we've tried to find out when it was put up".He added they were keen to find out more about the statue's history: "It's pretty well hidden; we've tried to find out when it was put up".
It is believed the structure could have carved a long time before 1963, the year that photographs were taken of St George and the Dragon above the Arcade. It is believed the structure could have been carved a long time before 1963, the year that photographs were taken of St George and the Dragon above the Arcade.
Mr Jenks said: "The colours are fantastic and the dragon looks surprisingly alive - so watch out."Mr Jenks said: "The colours are fantastic and the dragon looks surprisingly alive - so watch out."