Plymouth bridge gets a new look, with tribute to the city's Polish community
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Last updated 21st Apr 2021
A bridge on one of the main gateways into Plymouth has had a makeover.
A new design has been unveiled on it at Gdynia Way, as a tribute to the city's Polish community.
Around 15,000 Polish people live here and the city has been twinned with Gdynia in Poland since September 1976.
The structure had previously been decorated with Polish floral folk decorations.
Unveiling Gdynia Way's new bridge art, the project lead Emma Hewitt said: "As a team of volunteers who feel passionate about Plymouth, we wanted to make a difference and recognised that this bridge located on a main gateway into the city could offer a much improved visitor welcome.
"We also felt it provided the perfect opportunity to more explicitly promote and celebrate the twinning relationship between the cities of Plymouth UK and Gdynia in Poland which has existed since September 1976."
Charles Hackett, CEO of Mayflower 400 said: "This is an impressive achievement and we are very grateful to The Road to Mayflower team who have worked hard in their own time to improve the experience for visitors arriving in Plymouth and support the Mayflower400 commemorations.
"The Road to Mayflower team have engaged with the local Polish community, fundraised, co-ordinated the project, and commissioned a local designer, delivering a legacy project for us to be proud of. The refreshed art design speaks so positively to visitors and residents of Britain’s Ocean City, and prominently acknowledges our local Polish community and twinned relationship with the city of Gdynia which is fantastic!"