During December, the Town Church held a Christmas Tree Festival, during which money was collected and raised for various charities.
However, on Sunday 27 December, at around 18:50, two men were captured on CCTV exiting the church with “a number of the charity collection tins” in a carrier bag.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC 145 Kershaw on 725111 or to contact CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.