A statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell has been boarded up over fears of vandalism. The monument in Poole, Dorset, was scheduled to be put into storage yesterday due to concerns about Baden-Powell's associations with the Nazis and the Hitler Youth.
But the removal was delayed after a crowd of people - some wearing Scout uniforms - gathered around the statue and vowed to protect it.
It comes after a petition calling for the memorial in Poole Quay to stay in place gained more than 36,000 signatures. Mark Howell, deputy leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council said: "The safest thing and most protective thing would be to lift it out and put it into secure storage. Sign up to get the Mirror's biggest and best stories
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