Thursday 14 July 2016

Baxenden: Accrington Pals memorial unveiled in Haworth Park


Accrington and Rossendale College recently received £9,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a replica of the Serre Accrington Pals Monument as part of the HLF’s First World War then and now programme.

The project has ernabled the building of a replica of the memorial situated in the Sheffield Memorial Park in the Somme region of France in Haworth Park, Accrington.

To mark the centenary of the First World War, the College and its partners, Hyndburn Borough Council, Hyndburn Homes, The Hollins Technology College and others have created a space in Haworth Park where the people of Hyndburn will be able to come together to commemorate the memory of the Accrington Pals and provide a distinctive link to the Somme area where the Pals fell in July 1916.

The project will allow young people of Accrington today to research and visit sites associated with the Pals and then create their own memorial to the young people of the early 20th century who gave so much to ensure the future of the country.

The new memorial is now open to the public to allow quiet reflection on the First World War and its impact on the local community. Pupils from The Hollins Technlogical College will provide research work for information boards situated at the memorial.

Andy Armiger, of Accrington and Rossendale College, said, “We have finished the construction phase of the Accrington Pals Memorial in Haworth Park. There will also be two new information boards erected shortly but the monument itself is finished. We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and are moving ahead with our project partners to provide something that will stand as a lasting tribute to the Pals.”

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