Nailsea couple reunite with precious ring after losing it at Bristol City match
The ring contains the ashes of their son - and lost it during the festive period
You might have heard of the phrase, a 'needle in a haystack' - but what about a 'ring at a football stadium'?
A couple from Nailsea lost a wedding ring containing their precious son's ashes at the Bristol City match against Hull City during the festive break.
Andrew Olpin lost the ring – carved with ‘HEO’ inside in memory of eight-week-old Harrison who passed away in November 2022 – at the Hull City game on December 22nd.
They then launched an appeal on social media to try and locate it.
Backed by messages of support from fans, Ashton Gate staff hunted high and low to find the ring.
Finally, on New Year’s Day, Andrew and wife Lauren were reunited with it.
Andrew said: “When I lost it I was in a state of shock. It’s so precious and I couldn’t find it anywhere. We are so grateful to everyone at Ashton Gate for searching for it and to get it back means so much. It’s overwhelming and I am so grateful.”
Ashton Gate Stadium Operations Director Ross Wormald said: “We’re so happy for Andrew and Lauren that we were able to help them be reunited with something that means so much to them. As soon as we found out the ring was lost, our staff started searching and we managed to find it a few days later.”