Tulips for Amsterdam: Growers hand out free flowers

As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopen after weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood has been lightened further by dashes of colour from thousands of free bunches of tulips. National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the royal …

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Tulips for Amsterdam: Growers hand out free flowers

As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopen after weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood has been lightened further by dashes of colour from thousands of free bunches of tulips. National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the royal …

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Tulips for Amsterdam: Growers hand out free flowers

As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopen after weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood has been lightened further by dashes of colour from thousands of free bunches of tulips. National Tulip Day is usually marked by an improvised flower garden in front of the royal …

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End of the line for railway’s Travelling Post Offices

CUMBRIA’S travelling post West TPO mail train pulled into Carlisle station for the final time on Saturday, January 10, 2004 marking the and eight end of 166 years of rail history. The Royal Mail axed its Travelling Post Offices (TPO) under cost-cutting plans to save the company £90 million a …

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