To help recognise the commemoration going on this year of the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Hull-based bus company East Yorkshire Motor Services has painted one of its buses in a special livery featuring the poppy and with the words “Lest We Forget”.
EYMS Chairman, Peter Shipp, said, “I felt it only right and appropriate that we should do something to help recognise this important anniversary of the start of a war where so many men, including many from this area, gave their lives.”
“So we decided to paint one of our buses in this special livery, and after its first outing at our Big Bus Day last Saturday, it will now be seen on the streets of Hull and the East Riding as it will run on a variety of routes throughout the EYMS area in the next few weeks.”
The bus will also be available to be present at some of the events on and around Remembrance Day in November, and EYMS has already promised to help the Royal British Legion publicise the remembrance event which will be at Hull City Hall on Friday 7 November.
