‘Welcome to Frome’ signal moved to a unique city 10 miles away | EUROtoday

A welcome signal left drivers confused when it was moved to a unique city solely.

The street signal welcoming folks to the Somerset city of Frome appeared on the B3355 going to Midsomer Norton on Friday, which is 10 miles (16km) away.

The mix-up comes after a number of sign-swapping incidents throughout the West Country in March.

One “prank” noticed a welcome signal for Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire relocated greater than 60 miles (97km) away to Portland in Dorset.

Four indicators had been additionally moved from Camerton, close to Bath in Somerset, and the Jurassic Coast in Dorset to Bradford-on-Avon, the BBC reported.

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Following the most recent signal swap, Somerset Council mentioned it’s “an act of criminal damage”, including it “will need to be repaired at public expense”.

In an announcement, a council spokesperson mentioned: “If residents see something like this happening, they should contact the police.”

Peter, an amused pensioner from Frome who noticed the signal swap and photographed it in Midsomer Norton over the financial institution vacation weekend, described the prank as a “professional job”.

He advised the BBC: “It seems like an April Fools’ Day prank, but obviously we’re not in April.”

He defined that though he has seen indicators lined in graffiti, he has by no means seen a city signal swapped.

“I knew that it was wrong. Obviously, I should be coming to Midsomer Norton so part of me thought it was some kind of Dad’s Army tribute where they changed the signs around to confuse invading armies,” he mentioned.

But this isn’t the primary time pranksters have left drivers scratching their heads. In September 2023, street indicators in Caithness, Scotland, had been eliminated and changed.

The Telegraph additionally reported in February that somebody in Glasgow dressed up as a race marshal despatched 30 path race runners on a 1.5-mile detour by hiding park indicators.