Plate of peeled bananas appears on same street every month – and no one knows why
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An ordinary street in Nottinghamshire is at the centre of a fruit-based mystery – which some are begging to come to an end. Residents of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue in Beston have been puzzled for more than a year as a plate of peeled bananas has been left at the junction of their streets.
The plate of peeled fruit is left in the exact same spot on the second of every month – and confused locals are no closer to figuring out who is behind the strange phenomena, and why. The fruit shows up early in the morning on the second day of the month, meaning nobody has managed to catch the joker in the act.
But now residents are begging for the prank to end – as the fruit is rotting and making a mess. A printed note was left next to the road signs close to where the bananas are left each month, reading: ‘Please, respectfully, no more bananas!. “The uncollected plates and rotting bananas leave such a mess! Wishing a Happy New Year to you all!’.
Locals have described the phenomena as ‘annoying’ and it’s thought at least one person has reported it to the police. One resident, who didn’t want to be named, said: ‘I’ve heard it’s some kind of cleansing ritual but to be honest it’s just weird and it’s freaking people out. I know at least one person who has informed the police about it.’.
Another, Clare Short, said: ‘I’ve asked around in the local community but no one really knows and no one can tell me anything. ‘The bananas appear early in the morning on the second of the month, I see them on my way to work. I’d love to know the answers to this.