Poppies bloom for Remembrance Sunday across Sunderland
They've been painted on grassed areas in locations across the city.
Colourful poppies are springing up across Sunderland as the city gets ready to mark Remembrance Sunday.
The poppies have been painted on grassed areas in prominent locations across the city ahead of the annual Remembrance Service and Parade at the War Memorial in Burdon Road this Sunday 14 November and local remembrance services across Sunderland.
Painted by the City Council's Environmental Services teams with the help of a tiny line marker robot nicknamed ‘Ollie’, which is normally used to create sports pitch markings, the poppies can be spotted at:
- Mowbray Park
- Roker seafront
- Kier Hardy Way
- St Michael’s Churchyard, Houghton
- The Board Inn Roundabout
- Silksworth Community Park.
- Ryhope Cenotaph
- Washington Village Centre
Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council, Councillor Claire Rowntree, said:
"Sunderland has always had close links with the armed forces. This is a simple and colourful way of paying tribute to all those who have been involved in past conflicts, and to the servicemen and women of today for the sacrifices they continue to make on our behalf.
"Our environmental services have worked hard to paint the poppies at prominent locations across the city over the last few days and I think they've done an excellent job.”
Service personnel and veterans from across the city will join the Mayor when the city pays its respects at the annual Remembrance Parade and Service at the War Memorial in Burdon Road this Sunday 14 November.
Remembrance Services are also being held in Easington Lane, Fencehouses, Houghton, Ryhope, Silksworth, South Hylton, Fatfield in Washington and Washington Village and people may prefer to attend a local service rather than the one in the city centre. The service and parade will be live-streamed on the Sunderland, UK Facebook page for those who prefer to watch it from home.
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