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The Creator has endowed us with free will. Use it wisely.

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But as a species we dont use it wisely so doesn't s/he have some responsibilities as 'creator' to step in and put things right. It must at the very least wind him/her up a bit.

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St Johns Church requires a lot more work than just a rewiring job.
There is other work required to the tune of a couple of hunrded 1000.
The electrical problem was the last straw.

Walter.

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Well,in light of that revelation it looks like it is beyond Peter Britcliffe's power to assist them at St John's.:)

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After re-reading this thread I think I've come to the conclusion that all the memorabila should go into a local museum (maybe a room at Howarth art gallery could be found), I doubt any local members of this group who have personal links to this memorial (Great-grandfathers etc) would like to see it broken up.
But time moves on , lets face it the number of folks who remember and attend VE /VJ day celebrations from WW2, are a dwindling number , and I know the numbers who remember the Armistice of the Great War are even fewer.
Being a 'baby boomer' (born in 1948) I remember the old guys (Grandads etc.) who were gassed in the trenchs and came home (many of whom lived on a pittance of a pension) and we went out in our cub and scout uniforms to honour these and the dead of WW2 every Sunday nearest to November 11th. but the thing is , to expect a modern day 16/17/18 year old (kids born in 1990) to honour these old guys is like expecting us born after WW2 to go back and remember those born in the 1850s and who fought in the Ashanti or Nagaland wars ..........its ancient history to us and todays youth.
Maybe if the original "sign-up" center in downtown Accrington is still standing it maybe it could be converted to an "Alamo" type tourist attraction and the memorabila moved there.
Actually one place springs to mind , if anyone was interested developing a turn of the century (1900) historical center the Church warehouse/wharf would be the ideal pace
just my ramblings ... thanks

seems like an ideal project for "go-get-a-grant" Gayle

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:) interesting letter in this weeks Observer 5/07/2007:)

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There's a letter from the Churchwarden of the said church, saying that the cost of repairs would be nearer to £250,000, rather than the reported £20,000, and that's why they took the decision to close.

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Catweazle hasn't yet decided how many more outfits he needs this year.:D

http://www.stpaulsmaidstone.org/uplo...6c10fdb030.jpg

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The question of the Pals Chapel cropped up again on Monday. The people of Accrington have donated near £60,000 towards the restoration of the Pals Chapel.
The next job was to get monies from either English Heritage or the Lottery Fund.
I've since been told that no work has been done, although it was supposed to be opening soon.
AND there is no longer £60,000 in the pot.

So where is the money, whats been happening ?

Retlaw.

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Maybe it was in an Icelandic bank

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I don't think they would have used that bank, but somebody must have control of that money.

Who is the treasurer. ? Surely one of the friends of St John's visits Accy Web. Why has'nt Accy Observer done any follow ups, they showed the fund thermometer week by week. Nothing

Retlaw.