It has been a busy month here on the Chorley Remembers project. We have been getting together the paperwork that goes towards our Heritage Lottery Fund application in June.
We need as much support as we can get. If you too support our goals to get recognition for those who lost their lives serving in the armed forces you can help by writing or emailing to us stating why you think Chorley people should be named around the cenotaph.
We are awaiting designs for the stonework to be placed around the cenotaph. Coming up with ideas as how to do this has proved a tricky undertaking as we need to be confident that we can fit in all the names in the space available.
I know it looks like there is a lot of room but don’t forget we have around 850 names to be inscribed and this takes up more space than you may think.
As ever, we are working with the Family History Society to trace the local men who died during conflicts right through from the Boer War until the present but it is an enormous task and if you would like to help then please get in touch.
We are also keen to hear from relatives of those who lost lives to make sure we have them on our system – we don’t want to miss anyone off!
Our tent at the Chorley Picnic in the Park in Astley Park recently
Chorley Remembers had a stand on Sunday at the Picnic in the Park and despite the weather being less than perfect it was a great opportunity to meet people to tell them about our project.
I lost count of the number of people who were surprised that there are no names around our cenotaph here in Chorley and it was good to hear that so many people wanted this to be put right.
On Saturday we will also have a stand at the Cuerden Valley Fair so if you have any questions for us or information to share then look out for us there.
I’ll end with a big thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help on the project or give us information and also to those who have donated towards our appeal.
