Siblings’ lost Cornwall school photo pops up 300 miles away

A childhood photo of a brother and sister from Cornwall has been reunited with them after turning up more than 300 miles away in a Lincolnshire charity shop.

Chris Kirkum, 32, from Holsworthy, Devon, and his sister Jade Kirkum, 30, from Bude, Cornwall, were just children when they posed for the photo at Bude Junior School.

Decades later, the framed picture resurfaced in an Age UK shop in Boston, Lincolnshire where it was posted on a Facebook group for quirky charity shop finds.

Ms Kirkum, who was tagged by someone she had gone to school with, said: “I clicked on the link and couldn’t believe it, it was us, it was the most bizarre thing.”

Mr Kirkum, a mechanic, said: “I was doing the washing up when Jade showed me the post.

“I couldn’t believe it, a photo of us from primary school, just sitting there in a shop hundreds of miles away.”

Chloe Poole, a local administration assistant, saw the post and retrieved the photo from the shop.

She posted it to Ms Kirkum, who received it a few days later.

“I’m just glad she got it back,” said Ms Poole.

“Photos hold so many memories.”

The siblings do not know how the photo ended up so far from home, but suspect it may have been donated by a family member.

“It just shows how powerful social media can be,” said Ms Kirkum.

“It’s amazing this photo found its way back.”