Khalid Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr supports local war memorials campaign
Volunteers needed as First World War Memorials Programme comes to Birmingham
An exciting opportunity has become available for communities in Birmingham to play a part in conserving and protecting their local war memorials as part of a project to commemorate the First World War.
Launched by Prime Minister David Cameron, the programme aims to inspire local communities across the country to survey and conserve their local war memorials to ensure that by the end of the centenary of the First World War, as many war memorials as possible are in good condition and 'fitting tributes to the fallen'.
With the help of Civic Voice, one of the four partner organisations running the programme, Birmingham Civic Society is working together with volunteers across the town and the wider area to record the condition of all war memorials.
Funding is available for the repair and conservation of memorials, but help is needed to find them and record their condition first, using a simple survey. With around 500 war memorials in Birmingham, there is no better time to make sure the tributes in the city are ‘fit for heroes’.
Khalid Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr showed his support for the campaign this week, stating ‘The city of Birmingham and its citizens made great sacrifices during World War One. It is fantastic to see that the First World War Memorial Programme has acquired so much support from volunteers throughout the West Midlands. The work they are doing is of great importance and I wish them every success in their endeavours.’
Anna Wilson of Civic Voice said, “If people from every part of Birmingham were to undertake a simple survey of their local war memorial the result could be that all of the city’s memorials could be in really good condition by 2018 when the real commemoration of the end of the war takes place”.
The workshop is being held on 7th July 2016, at The Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS. Reserve your free place by visiting https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/war-memorials-condition-survey-workshop-birmingham-tickets-25811935193 and following the links or contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or tel: 0151 707 4319.
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If you need further information about the programme contact Civic Voice on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or tel: 0151 707 4319.
For more information on the First World War Memorial Programme visit the Civic Voice website: http://www.civicvoice.org.uk/campaigns/war-memorials-
About Civic Voice
Civic Voice is the national charity for the civic movement in England. Our mission is to develop a society where everyone can say “I care about where I live”. We promote civic pride through our network of over 75,000 individual members
About First World War Memorial Programme
The nationwide programme, run jointly by Civic Voice, Historic England, Imperial War Museums and War Memorials Trust, plans to record the condition of 20,000 memorials in England over the next 3 years.