Family offers £1,000 for the return of lost rings
A TWYFORD family is appealing for information that will lead to the successful return of three rings.
Patricia Roach (75) realised the rings were missing in mid-April.
Her son Mark said: “They are all of sentimental rather than financial value, and we would really love to get them back.
“Mum suddenly noticed that they weren’t on her hand, and unfortunately she can’t remember what happened to them.
“So we don’t know whether they’ve been lost or stolen.”
The family has done all that they can think of to find the rings.
“We’ve gone through every room in Mum’s house, and turned everything upside down, but we’ve found nothing,” said Mark.
“There doesn’t appear to have been a break-in, and nothing else is missing.”
One of the items is Patricia’s wedding ring.
She married former well-known Reading Football Club Director, Brian Roach, in 1965.
“Mum has worn that ring for nearly 60 years, and it has great sentimental value for her,” said Mr Roach.
“The loss of it is especially hard, following on from Dad’s passing last February.”
The other two pieces are an eternity ring, and Patricia’s own mother’s wedding ring.
“Mum lost her mother when she was very young, and she has worn that wedding ring for decades,” explained Mr Roach.
“It has huge significance for her.”
The loss of the rings remains, for the moment, a mystery.
They may be mislaid, and may yet turn up, or they may have been stolen, for selling on.
“We wondered whether in that case, they might turn up on Ebay or a local Facebook Market page,” said Mr Roach.
“Someone may already have purchased them innocently, not knowing they were stolen.
“If so, we would love that person to get in touch.
“The reward money is likely to be greater than what they will have paid.”
The rings are likely to have been lost or stolen in the Twyford village centre area.
“It would mean the world to Mum to get them back,” said Mr Roach.
“We’re putting out a £1,000 reward, and we hope it will encourage anyone with information leading to the return of the rings to make contact.”
The family ask anyone who knows anything about the items, or who may have seen or bought the rings, to contact PC David Wrigley at Loddon Valley Police Station in Lower Earley, on: 01865 841148.