HS2 turns London clay into celebration dinner plates

Some of the London clay dug up by HS2 Railway at Old Oak Common has been turned into a dinner service that will be used at celebrations held by HS2 to mark landmark events.
Young Potters create plates from clay excavated at Old Oak Common station (c) HS2
To turn the clay into plates, HS2 collaborated with Absolute Beginners, an arts organisation led by artist Tom James, and local young people who have been learning to use the clay to make objects.
The group of 17-21 year olds began using the cla