French warship docks on Tyne
The French warship, the Primauguet, has arrived on the River Tyne to celebrate close ties with the North East.lved in a rescue. Google for background.
The French warship, the Primauguet, has arrived on the River Tyne to celebrate close ties with the North East.lved in a rescue. Google for background.
Wreaths are exchanged on board the Primauguet to commemorate British and French lives lost off the North East coast.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.