Llanelli woman calls for Floral Revolution against Terrorists

Llanelli resident Sonia Edwards is calling on everyone to help spread a message of flowers and join her in a ‘floral revolution’ in response to the atrocious attack on drummer Lee Rigby.

Sonia has written on Facebook the following:

Please spread the word quickly, we only have 4 or 5 days to achieve this.

Most people were shocked at the senseless death of Drummer Lee Rigby. He would have faced death when in Afghanistan, but he certainly would not have expected to be murdered by Muslim Extremists while walking down a street on home soil.

His murderers, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, wanted to make headlines; they wanted to go out in a blaze of glory which they believed would send them to paradise, where multiple virgins would be waiting for them. Well, how about we create a different kind of headline, one the terrorists would not want.

I would like the whole of Britain to unite in a Protest of Flowers!

As a mark of respect to Lee Rigby and a sign of solidarity against the cruel, cowardly terrorism we face from such extremists, I would like everyone to start placing flowers at their local war memorial. Every city, town and village has one; place flowers, cards, placards, poems, all saying no to terrorism and letting Lee’s family know just how much we care.

When his 2 year old son, Jack, becomes older, instead of news reports on his father’s death, he can be shown the outpouring of floral tributes to his father and learn how his father’s death began a ‘floral revolution’.

Copy and paste this and send it to as many people as you can through your social networks; print and tie a copy to the gates at your war memorial, put notices in your local shops, tell your neighbours; spread the word as fast as you can and hopefully, when Drummer Lee Rigby’s funeral takes place next week, Britain will be united in a sea of flowers.

If you feel self conscious about being first to place flowers, take friends with you, remember, it only takes one link to begin a chain.

Please don’t just think this is a good idea and leave it at that, PLEASE, place your flowers. Let’s show terrorists, all politicians and our brave soldiers, just how strong Britain feels about being constantly threatened.

Sonia has started her campaign by placing flowers for Lee at Llanelli’s war memorial in the old town hall.

Update!

Sonia has been in contact to say:

“I can’t take the credit. .. This was posted on my FB page via Chris Small stationed near Minster and thought it was a wonderful idea.”