Poppies to Paddington honour the fallen

Herefordshire's fallen were remembered in a moving ceremony on Armistice Day today.

Wreaths from Herefordshire were presented to the ‘Poppy Train’ when it passed through the county, as part of Great Western Railway’s Poppies to Paddington operation.

The operation symbolised the long journey made by soldiers on their way to war and started last year as a response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The wreaths were ceremoniously placed at the war memorial on platform 1 at the London station, along with dozens of other wreaths from across the GWR network.

Poppies to Paddington was created to allow communities in the Great Western Railway network honour the fallen whilst remaining Covid-safe. The Veterans Charity created a new ‘Routes of Remembrance’ campaign involving the whole country including 11 train operators as well as ferry companies, airlines, veterans, businesses and private individuals.