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World Trade Centre Memorial Garden in Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
The inscription on the plaque http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4849112 on the garden wall is
THIS GARDEN IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001.
The Memorial Garden is the location of the annual Memorial Service remembering the terrorist atrocities of September 11th 2001, perpetrated by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda which hijacked passenger airliners, targeting them to hit the World Trade Centre in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC. One plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in total.
The annual Memorial Service also remembers the service personnel killed in later conflicts.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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World Trade Centre Memorial Garden plaque, Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
The plaque is on the wall here. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4849097
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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Queen Elizabeth II pillarbox outside Bettws Post Office, Newport
Located here. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4880460
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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Bettws Post Office, Newport
Occupying units 12 and 13 in Bettws Shopping Centre.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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Recycling bins in the middle of Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
The grey notices show that the bin on the left is for recycling food and drinks cans.
The blue notices show that the bin on the right is for recycling mixed paper.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
Post Office http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4880460 on the left, World Trade Centre Memorial Garden http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4849097 ahead.
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Row of shops. Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
Nearest the camera is a William Hill betting shop in unit 22.
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Veggie Mals and Martin's in Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
Veggie Mals on the left sells groceries, fresh bread and milk, confectionery, pet food etc.
Martin's newsagent is on the right.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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Bettws Dental Surgery, Newport
The dental surgery on the left is at 1, Bettws Shopping Centre.
Also in view are Bruno's unisex hairdresser and the Card Shop.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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South side of Spar (Blakemore Retail) in Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport
The smaller, less conspicuous name on the Spar nameboard is Blakemore Retail Bettws.
The Blakemore Retail website states that A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest family-owned businesses in the UK. The company began in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, and has grown from these humble beginnings into a company that now employs more than 7,700 people with a turnover of £1.3 billion. Food and drink have always been the lifeblood of A.F. Blakemore and the business now includes retail, wholesale, distribution and shop fitting operations amongst its divisions. A.F. Blakemore is the largest division of Spar UK, owning 295 Spar stores and serving 950 in total in England and Wales. The company is also the largest member of the Landmark Wholesale group and a significant supplier to the independent grocery sector in the UK.
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Taken: 29 Feb 2016
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