Readers may recall that the War memorial Hole was dug on 25 August 2018 and yesterday (Saturday 9 September 2018) the first foundations were laid.
Sid Smailes (custodian of the Powburn Community Garden), Robbie Burn (Breamish Valley War Memorial Project Lead), Craig Hunter (resident) and I met in the Powburn Community Garden to mix and pour the first foundations.
The Breamish Valley War Memorial Project continues to progress with the War Memorial Hole dug on Saturday 25 August 2018 in the Powburn Community Garden.
The Breamish Valley War Memorial Project continues to progress.
Just yesterday (13 August 2018), John Clark from Elsdon – the official stonemason for the Project – began work on dressing and preparing the old gatepost stone that is to be the main architectural feature of the Memorial. The bronze plaque (in two parts) with the names of all the fallen service personnel from the Breamish Valley was recently cast at the foundry and delivered by Robbie Burn (Project Lead) to the stonemason for fitting.
Following further research by the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project Lead Robbie Burn, with assistance from Janet Rice of the North East War Memorial Project, we have added a fourth travelling WWI gardener to our Roll of Honour.
The minutes of the June 2018 meeting of the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project (BVWMP) Steering Group are now available online.
You can access the minutes here.
Thanks to research undertaken by Robbie Burn and detailed information provided by Janet Rice (North East War Memorial Project), the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project has added the names of three servicemen to its Roll of Honour.
