Westminster Abbey Wreath-Laying

Wreath-Laying at Poet's Corner on the 92nd Anniversary of Hardy's Death

Saturday 11th January 2020

3 pm Evensong in Westminster Abbey, followed at

4 pm A short thanksgiving service of poetry and prayers in Poets’ Corner, during which a wreath of Stinsford Yew will be laid on Hardy’s sepulchre.

(If not attending evensong, please gather at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (West Door) at 3.45 pm).

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