Key stolen from St Mary the Virgin church in Lakenheath High Street

A key has been reportedly stolen from a church in a Suffolk village.

The key was stolen from St Mary the Virgin church in Lakenheath High Street.

A spokesperson for Suffolk Police said the key was reportedly taken at some point between 11.15pm on December 31, 2023 and 12.30am on January 1, 2024.

According to Kevin Wickham, a churchwarden at St Mary the Virgin, it is a big cast metal key with a blue tag on it that locks the belfry door in the church.