Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne.
Your views on Sittingbourne's Avenue of Remembrance
Swale Borough Councillors would like residents and interested parties to have an opportunity to share their views on how important the Avenue of Remembrance memorial is by completing a short survey.
Following the WW1 commemorative period, Swale Borough Council and a working group of interested parties (including Kent County Council, Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne Society, Royal British Legion and Veterans Breakfast Club), was set up to look at the Avenue of Remembrance in Sittingbourne. The group work with local schools to explore new methods and technologies to provide information about the fallen men.
The purpose of the survey is to ensure the views of the Sittingbourne community are considered in matters relating to the maintenance and future management of the Avenue of Remembrance. It will enable Swale Borough Council and the working group to make decisions about the specification and format and how much needs to be spent going forward.
Sittingbourne’s Avenue of Remembrance consisted of trees and 181 commemorative name plaques of local men who died during WW1 when inaugurated in 1923. A further 94 plaques were added to commemorate those who died during WW2.
Research into the Avenue reveals that it is probably the last remaining memorial of this type in the whole of the UK, which is an actual roadway.
Please help by completing the short survey at: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/37H5FZX
The survey takes around 5 minutes to complete and will close at 5:00pm on Friday 25th June 2021. The information you provide is controlled by Swale Borough Council.
If you would rather have a paper copy of the survey posted out to you for completion, please request a copy by emailing lynnewton@swale.gov.uk or call 01795 417420.
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