As we remember our comrades friends and family that fell in the many conflicts pass and present during Rememberance Sunday and the weeks leading up to the 11th Day of The 11th month, shouldn’t our village have a proper monument to those brave villagers that fought so hard to ensure we enjoy the standards of living that we do today.
We no longer have the village hall that was originally built by villagers in honour of their friends and family? Perhaps we should have a visible monument listing the names from our village that fell in battle.
April 30th, 2007 at 10:35 am The idea of a visible stone memorial to stand on the site of the old Memorial Hall and to commemorate the dead from two World Wars came from village veterans. Even if the village decides eventually not to do this, out of respect for the veterans, the suggestion deserves to be properly considered and replied to to. The sale of the land on which the Memorial Hall stood realised a large amount of money. The money was invested and at present resides in the bank and investment accounts of the Elmswell Amenities Association. At present the investments and monetary assets held by the Association amount to £168.000. Given the rising cost of building land, effectivley, this money has depreciated in value over the last six years. A wiser investment might have been to have held onto the land until the money was required to be put to good use. Given that this money is there and available and that it was raised from the proceeds of the sale of a land. Remembering that this land was given to the village for the purpose of a Memorial, I believe that part of the proceeds should be used for a named Memorial in the Memorial Garden.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:37 pm there is aperfectly adequate war memorial in the church!