War Memorial Finances
Financial Statement now available
The approved financial statement of the recent transactions of the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project are now available online for viewing.
War Memorial
War Memorial Poem Published
War Memorial poem NOW ONLINE
Those of you who were able to attend the Breamish Valley War Memorial Dedication on Saturday 27 October 2018 will, no doubt, have enjoyed the poem ‘To The Fallen Of The Breamish Valley’ by Northumbrian dialect poet James Tait.
James wrote a moving three-stanza poem in remembrance of the 39 servicemen from the Breamish Valley who lost their lives during the two World Wars.
War Memorial dedicated
Breamish Valley War Memorial dedicated
On Saturday 27 October 2018 the Breamish Valley War Memorial Project came to its planned conclusion – the dedication of the War Memorial to the 39 servicemen from the Breamish Valley who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
The ceremony, which was conducted by Revd Jane Wood, took place at 2:30pm in the Powburn Community Garden. With well over 100 people attending, and with glorious sunshine (on a day that had seen the first slight snow fall of the Autumn in Powburn village), everything went smoothly.
Local War Memorials
Local War Memorials added
As part of the ongoing Breamish Valley War Memorial Project, information on three local war memorials has been added to the website. Each memorial includes the names of some of the servicemen whose names now appear on the Breamish Valley War Memorial that will be dedicated on 27 October 2018. The three local war memorials are as follows.
War Memorial Dedication
War Memorial Dedication – Powburn
The dedication of the newly-installed Breamish Valley War Memorial will take place as follows.
Saturday 27 October 2018
2:30pm
Powburn Community Garden
War Memorial in place
War Memorial in place at Powburn
Following the laying of the first foundations on 9 September 2018, the War Memorial itself was set in place on Friday 14 September 2018.
First Foundations (War Memorial)
First Foundations laid for War Memorial
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.
War Memorial Hole Dug
War Memorial Hole Dug in Community Garden
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.
Staff from Gilbert Birdsall Ltd (Building & Civil Engineering), Robbie Burn (Project Lead) and Sid Smailes (Steering Group Member and custodian of the Community Garden) all worked hard to ensure the first groundwork to site the War Memorial was carried out to the required specifications. There were a few onlookers getting a first glimpse too.