Protest at Bonn Square remembering those killed by the Americans at Hiroshima and Nagasaki..06/08/2020.Picture by Ed Nix..
OXFORD's Lord Mayor attended his first ceremonial engagement in public since the start of lockdown.
Green councillor and Lord Mayor Craig Simmons attended a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki at Bonn Square in the city centre on Sunday.
The ceremony was also attended by members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, with 20 to 30 people at the square.
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There were speeches, poetry and music from members of the group.
The Lord Mayor has been holding virtual events with residents around the city during lockdown, while unable to gather in public.
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