THAT'S torn it. But it can be repaired - if the other half of the jacket is found.

That's the feeling of Kim Doyle, whose daughters April and Leah were lucky enough to catch the white tuxedo belonging to The Feeling vocalist Dan Gillespie Sells thrown to the BIC audience at last Monday's concert.

St Peter's School pupils April, 14, and her 16-year-old sister, from Walkford, were among the fans near the front when the white jacket was thrown from the stage by one of the security guards.

April actually caught it, but another group of girls also laid claim to the coat, a treasured possession and part of singer Dan's act, which he now would like back.

"I was really annoyed because I caught it first and then these girls started grabbing at it," said April.

So that everyone could have a souvenir of the night's entertainment, Leah decided to approach one of the first-aiders for some scissors to cut the coat in two.

She had the forethought to snip carefully along the back seam and handed the right half to the group of girls while she and her sister kept the left.

They went home happy with the trophy, not realising that it was never meant to leave the stage and how upset its owner would be. When they read about Dan's appeal for the return of his jacket in the Daily Echo they decided to give it back.

"I cut it down the seam so it is perfectly in half, so if we can get the other half it can be sewn up," said Leah.

"Funnily enough, one of their songs is called Sewn."

Kim said both she and April had emailed the band saying they had half the jacket but, so far they have not had a reply.

Now they would like to make contact with the other girls so the two parts of the jacket can be reunited and returned.

"My mother-in-law is a seamstress and I'm sure it could be sewn up properly again," said Kim.

Her husband Steve said: "We have no interest in trying to sell it or make any money."

l Whoever has the other part can contact the Daily Echo's Christchurch office on 01202 480400 and we will reunite the two sections.