Gardener Mick Howard cleaning one of the 3,811 headstones at the American War Cemetery in Madingley, near Cambridge, in preparation for this weeks Remembrance Day ceremony A leading gardener at a war cemetery has been busy preparing the site today (Wed) for his last Remembrance Day ceremony after 33 YEARS. Mick Howard, 64, has spent more than 5,000 HOURS cleaning the crosses at the American War Cemetery in Madingley, near Cambridge, since he started working there in 1984. As part of a team of eight gardeners, he spends three hours a week cleaning the 3,811 headstones of the American soldi

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Location: Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Geoffrey Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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