Free visits to unique garden of memories
As we are finding out during this anniversary year, North Shields has so much to be proud of.
This includes a unique memorial garden – believed to be the only one of its kind in the country -at the Linskill Centre, dedicated to more than 1,800 local men who lost their lives in the First World War. Their names are listed on boards, street by street.
If you haven’t visited this garden yet, there will be an opportunity on Saturday 13 September at 11am, 12noon, 1pm and 2pm, when volunteers from the Northumbria World War One Commemoration Project will share stories of some of the people involved in such a devasting loss to the community.
Volunteers will explain how and why the garden was created more than ten years ago, as part of a project which gained The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Project coordinator, Alan Fidler said: “There will be people in our town who don’t know about this garden which remembers the vast number of local men who lost their lives in the Frist World War. Our research uncovered so many stories of bravery and also about the impact on the people left behind.
“We thought that during this anniversary year, when we are focusing on the town’s history and heritage, local people might like to visit our garden and find out more about these stories.”
The Tynemouth WW1 Memorial Garden is at the Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, North Shields NE30 2AY.
