Cardboard crests bearing messages written by Royal British Legion (RBL) members are being planted at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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In Staffordshire, a service of remembrance was held within the walls of the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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He worked for 10 years to have the monument, which includes a stone from Hiroshima's ruins, installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.

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The Queen later laid a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum, which held a service of commemoration for those killed on duty in the previous year.

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National Memorial Arboretum curator Paul Kennedy is well placed to talk about the Queen in the Diamond Jubilee year, after meeting her during the three visits she has made to the Staffordshire site.

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The National AIDS Memorial Grove offers consoling shade, while the stand of old-growth redwoods at Strybing Arboretum is ideal for meditation before a fierce match at the Lawn Bowling Club.

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