Beautiful tribute to Bedford’s fallen as suspension bridge is covered in poppies

Have you seen Bedford’s suspension bridge today? It’s now covered in woollen poppies to mark 100 years since the end of World War One. Local artist Verity Slaughter-Penney is behind the project and pulled together knitting and crochet enthusiasts from all over to help. In total 1,530 poppies have been added to the bridge in […]

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