A POPULAR park is celebrating the return of its centrepiece.

As The Press reported back in February, the high winds claimed a 'victim' in South Bank's Rowntree Park.

The statue of the Roman god Mercury which normally stands proudly on a plinth in the ornamental pool was "blown over in the wind," a council spokesperson confirmed, and needed repairs.

According to the Friends of Rowntree Park, he's now back where he belongs, at the heart of the park.