Thursday 12 July 2012

Memorial Event at the Groves



The Hiroshima Nagasaki memorial in Chester has been held every year since about 1981, with readings, dropping white flowers on the river and a period for silent reflection.  About 6 years ago, with an assistant ambassador from the Japanese Embassy, we planted a memorial tree on the south bank of the river, and the final reading always comes from there.  The whole event only lasts 30-40 minutes.