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CND peace symbol tours Canterbury and Dover: designer from Hythe

A giant reproduction of the CND logo was brought in on the 60th anniversary of its design.

The visit to Dover and Canterbury on Saturday Apr 28 was part of a nationwide tour.

The 8ft high installation is being photographed against the background of 20 landmarks across Britain.

The CND symbol at St Margaret's Bay. Picture supplied by Pam Brivio. (1670653)
The CND symbol at St Margaret's Bay. Picture supplied by Pam Brivio. (1670653)

The White Cliffs of Dover, at St Margaret's Bay, was used as a backdrop along with Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday.

Artist Gerald Holtom designed the symbol for the first Aldermaston March in April 1958.

Anti-nuclear weapons protesters walked 52 miles from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire, to London.

The CND symbol at St Margaret's Bay with local people. Picture supplied by Pam Brivio. (1670660)
The CND symbol at St Margaret's Bay with local people. Picture supplied by Pam Brivio. (1670660)

The logo was adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament but has long since become an international peace symbol.

Mr Holtom lived in Hythe and visits with the symbol were made to Folkestone and Hythe yesterday.

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