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Title: Armistice Day 2020 Post by: bobm on November 08, 2020, 11:41:24 GWR are organising an Act of Remembrance on Wednesday (11th November). Clearly it cannot be a public event but will be live streamed from Platform 1 at Paddington.
(http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/gwrrem.jpg) As part of the event wreaths and tributes will be conveyed from transport groups and others on GWR trains to Paddington. I understand the recently named Harry Billinge MBE LdH will bring tributes from Cornwall including one from the man himself. (http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/harry3.jpg) The service is at 11am on Wednesday. Title: Re: Armistice Day 2020 Post by: bobm on November 10, 2020, 15:17:40 (http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/kendd.png)
Title: Re: Armistice Day 2020 Post by: bobm on November 10, 2020, 15:25:56 Quote The first of the Poppies to Paddington services will start from Penzance at 04:58, calling at 10 stations before arriving into London Paddington at 09:59. One of those stations is St Austell, where D-Day veteran Harry Billinge will have his wreath placed on board the train that was recently named in his honour at 05:48. Other services involved include the 06:43 from Hereford, the 07:13 from Paignton, 07:20 from Swansea, 07:22 from Taunton, 08:13 from Worcester Shrub Hill, 08:58 from Cheltenham Spa, 09:00 from Bristol Temple Meads, and 09:59 from Oxford. Title: Re: Armistice Day 2020 Post by: Marlburian on November 11, 2020, 12:06:38 Reading Chronicle article (https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18862249.poppy-wreaths-will-placed-great-western-railway-train-reading-paddington-honour-remembrance-day/)
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