The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
T bride may be left blushing
AN ABSENT-minded bride could have plenty of reasons to blush after a wedding dress was left behind at T in the Park.
The gown was among 1,000 items discovered in the aftermath of the festival which officers from Police Scotland are keen to reunite with their owners.
With no reports of anyone getting married over the weekend, however, it is thought the bridal outfit was part of a costume for Fancy Dress Friday.
This has been the most unusual find of the event this year and is not the only outfit to be left behind, as a large amount of clothing has been handed in to the dedicated lost and found property office.
The most commonly misplaced item at the festival has been smartphones, which accounted for a large proportion of the overall number.
Other belongings recovered include iPads, iPods, digital cameras, purses, wallets, driving licences and bank cards.
About 85,000 people attended the threeday event at Balado airfield.
A spokesperson from Police Scotland’s Tayside Division said: “An estimated 800 to 1,000 items have been collected following the festival and, with Police Scotland being inundated with phone calls and emails, many items have already been returned to their rightful owners.
“However, the task of trying to reunite belongings with those who mislaid them is a laborious process and the lost property team will be staffing the office until August 22.
“The process of itemising all recoveries is ongoing, as is dealing with the hundreds of lost property reports that have come in since the weekend.”
All inquiries regarding lost and found property should be made to the T in the Park property office, which is based in a portable building in the quadrangle at Barrack Street station in Perth.
The office will be open from 9am until 4pm between Monday and Friday until August 22.
Anyone hoping to be reunited with their lost phone, wallet or wedding dress should contact the dedicated line on 01738 587343, or email titplostproperty@scotland.pnn.police.uk.