Ukrainian tree planted in Banbury community garden to honour victims of war

Leighton Colegrave, Lynda Smith and Pat Mylvaganam planted the tree in the town centre park on Wednesday.

A Ukrainian Humbug Pear tree has been planted in Banbury's Bridge Street Community Garden to honour and remember those that have lost their lives in the Ukrainian war.

The tree was donated to the park on Wednesday March 1 by 91-year-old local veteran campaigner for refugees, Pat Mylvaganam.

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Lynda Smith, treasurer of the Banbury Community Action Group which runs the garden, and Leighton Colegrave, Pat's son, planted the tree to remember and honour the Ukrainians killed and displaced by the war since it started in 2014.