Restoring the War Memorial in Horndean village centre

Sara Schillemore

Blendworth would have a clock, placed in the Church tower.

Catherington would have the Lychgate

And Horndean would have the War Memorial

Background

• Long term wish of Horndean Parish Council to reinstate the Goddess

• In 1991 Cllr David Eaton began a campaign, but was unable to raise enough funds

World War One Centenary

World War One Centenary and national commemoration events offer us the opportunity to:

• gain additional funding• raise public awareness• restore the statue as per the original residents wishes

Funding opportunities

• Hampshire County Council• War Memorial Trust • Public donations

Total pledged so far: £8,120

Costs of restoration

• Three quotes from separate companies• Final quote from J Rotherham £30,530• A structural engineer has visited the site today• Crane and scaffolding hire £1,340

Restoration process

• Small, clay model for our approval• Goddess will be made from Portland Stone• Manufactured by robot, finished by hand• Total time to manufacture approx 4 months• Raised arm to be made separately• Sword will be made of stainless steel• J Rotherham will supply a video of the process

J Rotherham

Placing the statue

• Scaffolding in place for about 5 days• Horndean Square car park will need to be

closed• 25 ton crane to manoeuvre the statue into

position• Arm and sword fitted to the statue after it has

been erected

Raising awareness

• Jeff Travis of The Portsmouth News to run series of articles as we go through the process

• Event at Merchistoun Hall at which we’ll display the model of the statue and historical photos

• 2 people with relatives named on the memorial have agreed to write a pocket history of their relative – we hope for more

• Horndean Junior School are keen to be involved• We hope to provide the public with regular updates via social

media (Horndean Matters blog, Facebook and Twitter)• Display boards around the village

Possible dates for dedication

• Saturday 28 June: Armed Forces Day• Monday 21 July: 94 years after the original

dedication• Monday 28 July: 100 years after the outbreak

of World War One

Dedication plans

Possible attendees:• Bishop of Portsmouth• Royal British Legion• Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire• Local MP• Representatives of HM Armed Forces• Relatives of those listed on the memorial• Horndean Junior School young representatives• Local clergy

“They whose names are recorded on this memorial were numbered among those who, at

the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced dangers

and finally passed out of sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.

“Let those that come after see to it that they are not forgotten.”