Petition calls for Devon lighthouse to be fired to the moon

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Smeaton’s Tower in Plymouth
Smeaton’s Tower in Plymouth
(Image credit: Herbythyme/Wikimedia Commons)

A petition has been launched for Smeaton’s Tower in Plymouth to be fired into space and landed on the moon. It says the move would put the Devon city on the map: “We are the city that bought you Tom Daley, the guy that started The Range and the woman that plays Pat from Eastenders. Dare to Dream Plymouth, dare to go where no humans have ever been before. Dare to Moon.”

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