Poppies to Paddington from Oxfordshire

The leader of Oxfordshire County Council today (11 November) took part in a special event in which hundreds of poppy wreaths were carried by Great Western Railway trains to London Paddington.

Cllr Tim Bearder provided a wreath at Oxford Station which was transport to the capital and subsequently laid at Paddington war memorial alongside others from across the south and west during a two minute silence.

The “Poppies to Paddington” event was the seventh such Armistice Day tribute, the first having taken place in the COVID pandemic. It is organised by GWR and the Veteran’s Charity.

Cllr Bearder was joined by Mrs Debbie Dance DL, HM Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and The Lord Mayor of Oxford Chewe Munkonge

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