Remembrance garden vandalised in 'deplorable act of malicious violence'
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A remembrance garden has been vandalised in an “act of malicious violence”. “The garden and field of remembrance is a very special place and thousands of locals and visitors alike spend time reflecting and remembering there each year.” Staff worked to restore the site after contacting police. “We would ask if anyone saw anything suspicious to speak to a police officer or contact us on 101, quoting incident number 1318.” Poppies growing on First World War battle sites inspired Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae to write the poem In Flanders Fields.
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