The original marble Forever poppy in Marlowe Way collapsed under its own 4.5-tonne weight in 2017. Bassett man Tom Patterson launched a campaign to replace it with a bronze version, but must raise £290,000. Meanwhile, Martin Lansdowne and the designer of the original sculpture, Mark Humphrey, want to recreate the original design while using different materials – and say it will be given to the town for free. The pair put their proposal to Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council. The sculpture is expected to stand around 8ft tall, 9.5ft wide, and 8ft deep. The pair say they can built and install it within 18 months once the town council gives them the go-ahead.
QUESTION marks remain over a plan to replace Royal Wootton Bassett s collapsed poppy sculpture with a new one that promises to cost the people of the town nothing. The original marble Forever poppy in Marlowe Way – installed to commemorate 355 fallen service personnel who were repatriated through RAF Lyneham – collapsed under its own 4.5-tonne weight in 2017. Bassett man Tom Paterson launched a campaign to replace it with a bronze version but must raise £290,000. Meanwhile, Martin Lansdowne and the designer of the original sculpture, Mark Humphrey, want to recreate the original design while using different materials – and say it will be gifted to the town.
QUESTION marks remain over a plan to replace Royal Wootton Bassett s collapsed poppy sculpture with a new one that promises to cost the people of the town nothing. The original marble Forever poppy in Marlowe Way – installed to commemorate 355 fallen service personnel who were repatriated through RAF Lyneham – collapsed under its own 4.5-tonne weight in 2017. Bassett man Tom Paterson launched a campaign to replace it with a bronze version but must raise £290,000. Meanwhile, Martin Lansdowne and the designer of the original sculpture, Mark Humphrey, want to recreate the original design while using different materials – and say it will be gifted to the town.
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ALMOST 100,000 people have been vaccinated in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group area. North Wiltshire MP James Gray welcomed the news, saying it offered light at the end of the tunnel. “The recent news of the Covid-19 death toll surpassing 100,000 here in the UK has deeply saddened me and of course my thoughts are with the thousands of grieving family members and friends in these most difficult times. “However, there is a very big light at the end of this dark tunnel. The UK has now vaccinated over seven million people, more than any other country in Europe.”