Glade of Light memorial to Manchester Arena bombing victims scoops top award
The Glade of Light memorial to the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing has scooped a top national award.
READ MORE: The anger of Manchester Arena bombing families at MI5 apology 'that had to be dragged out of them' "The abstracted design is ultimately an emotional as well as intellectual response to the ineffability of sorrow and loss." Around the anniversary of the bombing every year - May 22 - the white flowers of a hawthorn tree planted at its centre will bloom.
"As someone who lives with his own grief, I also know that what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten. They added that it was 'a quiet yet bold installation which is a serene and lasting reminder for Manchester of those killed and affected by the terrorist bomb'.
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