HUNDREDS of daffodils have blossomed in memory of a firefighter who lost his life to cancer.
The sea of 300 flowers have opened up at Abingdon Fire Station for their seventh spring, leaving a ‘legacy’ for proud Welshman and father-of-two Heath ‘Taff’ Price.
The former watch manager and Abingdon resident died of bowel cancer in 2010, aged 55, prompting his colleagues to plant the so-called ‘Taffodils’ and put up a plaque in his memory.
Firefighter Andy Durnell said: “He was my first boss here and he was a big part of the station, he was well-liked. It’s a bit of a legacy; a lasting memory for him.”
Though Mr Price was not cared for by Marie Curie, which uses a daffodil as its emblem, Mr Durnell said they have fundraised for the charity to ‘give something back’.
The daffodils are signposted with the name Field of Hope in a nod to others facing cancer.
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