WATFORD CYCLE HUB - 'REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY - TOMMY RIDE'

For ‘Remembrance Sunday’ 10th November there is a ride route leaving from Watford Cycle Hub that will ride to various locations in and around Watford to visit some of the ‘Tommy’ statues.

The sculpture depicts a ‘Tommy’ – an informal term for a soldier in the British Army – who stands thoughtfully, head bowed, rifle in hand, as he reflects upon the sheer horror of World War I as peace is declared in 1918. There is also an ‘Unknown Women in War’ statue at Gammons Lane, which is designed to help the nation commemorate and recognise the bravery and sacrifices of women in war.

In total Watford council has installed 28 of the six-foot-tall sculptures in public spaces around the borough. These poignant installations which are placed across the local area bring the people lost during the conflict off memorial walls and into physical public spaces.

For ‘Remembrance Sunday’ 10th November there is a ride route leaving from Watford Cycle Hub that will ride to various locations in and around Watford to visit some of the ‘Tommy’ statues.

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