A councillor has praised a display of poppies as a moving tribute to those who served and sacrificed.
Cllr Leanne Stevenson, of Swindon Borough Council, said the poppies on Thamesdown Drive and throughout Haydon Wick and Priory Vale are a powerful reminder of the cost of freedom.
She said: "Each poppy carries a story of courage, sacrifice and lives forever changed.
"As the years pass and generations come and go, we remember those who never returned, the families who carried their loss and the lives given for the freedoms we hold today."
Last year, she proposed installing poppies on lampposts at all eight entry points into Haydon Wick Parish.
The proposal was seconded by Councillor Vinay Manro and unanimously supported by the parish council.
Earlier this year, the councillor also proposed expanding the display, which was again approved.
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