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Friends of Spalding Station submit plans to South Holland District Council for platform artwork




An application has been made to put up a mural on a railway station wall to commemorate war veterans.

The Friends of Spalding Station group have submitted a plan to South Holland District Council for artwork to go onto a board and placed on platform one.

The design is in homage to the fallen and depicts soldiers against a backdrop of poppies, planes and the wording Lest We Forget.

How the mural could look. PHOTOS: SUBMITTED
How the mural could look. PHOTOS: SUBMITTED

Jan Whitbourn, vice-chairman of the Spalding Royal British Legion and a station adopter, is keen for the proposal to be given the green light.

She said: “I think it is going to be absolutely amazing.

“Not just for the Royal British Legion - they will be as proud as I am - but also for our community and people catching the train to see it.

The wall on platform one in Spalding Rail Station is where the proposed image will be displayed
The wall on platform one in Spalding Rail Station is where the proposed image will be displayed

“We know Remembrance is so important to a lot of people.”

The group has worked with an artist on the design which is 8450mm x 1500 mm in size and will be painted onto a board which can be taken down or changed as appropriate.

Jan added: “To me this is a beautiful design and I think people in our community will love it.

Spalding Railway Station
Spalding Railway Station

“I am so proud of it.

“I think when it all comes together it will look amazing.”

Spalding prides itself on the way it honours its servicemen and women during the Remembrance period.

The proposed mural will be 8450mm x 1500mm in size
The proposed mural will be 8450mm x 1500mm in size

A number of services are held each year, including a parade at the town cemetery and the annual Sunday service of Remembrance at the war memorial in Ayscoughfee Gardens.

Jan added: “It will be painted onto boards so it is something we can change.

“It is an improvement to what we have got.

“I think it will look awesome.”

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