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Brislington war memorial transformed ahead of Remembrance Day
Hundreds of knitted poppies donated from local residents and churches in Brislington now decorate the area’s war memorial in time for Remembrance Sunday.
The poppies have been attached to the newly painted railings behind the memorial on Bath Road, which has been cleaned over recent weeks in preparation for this year’s commemorations.
Every year, Jamie Park, the landlord of the nearby Lodekka pub, did an annual tidy-up prior to Remembrance Sunday, but this year he has been given a helping hand.
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Helpers included Bristol lord mayor and Liberal Democrat councillor for Brislington West, Jos Clark.
Jos said: “Lots of weeds were growing through cracks in the pavement, the metal railings surrounding the monument were badly corroded, a large amount of litter had become trapped in the undergrowth behind the railings and there were several overhanging branches rubbing against the top of the cross, which could have potentially caused damage.”
Jos and Andrew Varney organised volunteers and work parties and over the course of several Saturdays, the whole site was cleaned from top to bottom.
Work included scrubbing the cross clean of decades of grime from the passing traffic, power-washing the paved area surrounding the cross, picking up the litter, doing some weeding, cutting back the undergrowth and overhanging branches, and rubbing down and repainting the railings.
Jamie said: “I’m really grateful for Jos and Andrew getting involved and helping to transform our local war memorial. It’s now a fitting tribute to our fallen heroes.”
Main photo by Martin Booth
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