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Acorns stolen after John Lennon and Yoko Ono 1968 planting found

BBC 

By John Humphries & Eleanor Barlow

February 22, 2024

A pair of acorns reportedly planted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono have gone on display after allegedly being stolen by a young fan 55 years ago.

The Beatles singer and his artist wife planted the acorns in the grounds of Coventry Cathedral in 1968, along with a wrought iron bench.
A retired police officer, who found them in a box while tidying up, posted them to Liverpool Beatles Museum.
The “living sculpture” marked the start of the couple’s campaign for peace.

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