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Parishioners vote to remove memorial stone commemorating 18th century plantation owner John Gordon after complaints from BLM campaigners John Gordon suppressed slave rebellion in Jamaica – which saw nearly 500 killed A plaque in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester praises 18th century plantation owner Church’s 15 committee members have now voted for it to be moved to … Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a memorial plaque to the 51 worshippers killed in last year’s Christchurch mosque terror attacks. Ms Ardern donned a headscarf and took part in a sombre ceremony at Al Noor mosque on Thursday morning as she visited Christchurch for the first time since the sentencing of Australian … Read more
French veterans who landed at the beach on D-Day have expressed their anger at an ‘immersive’ memorial that will offer live re-enactments to guests. Hubert Faure, 106, and Léon Gautier, 97, echoed public outcry as they criticised the proposed tourist attraction in Normandy as a commercialised spectacle. The Homage to the Heroes memorial, which was initially announced … Read more
The RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF’s bomber forces from 1936 to 1968, including Squadron XV, and was responsible for the strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War. When the command was founded in 1936 it was only intended to be a deterrent, but the reality when war broke out three years later … Read more
Bungling housing developers building student flats accidentally chop down memorial tree to murdered TV presenter Jill Dando outside former BBC studios in Exeter Former colleagues of TV presenter Jill Dando were devastated to see the memorial tree gone The 20-year old tree in Walnut Gardens was accidentally cut down by housing developers building student homes … Read more
Amanda Kloots thanks her fans and family for taking part in the online memorial to her late husband Nick Cordero By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:54 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 08:03 BST, 7 September 2020 Exactly two months after Broadway star Nick Cordero passed away due to COVID-19 complications, his wife Amanda … Read more
Nine days after the unexpected death of Chadwick Boseman, his friends and family gathered in Malibu for a small memorial service. His Black Panther co-stars including Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke were in attendance, according to photos obtained by The Sun. Boseman’s wife Taylor Simone Ledward joined the actors to honor her … Read more
Chadwick Boseman will be honored in his native Anderson, South Carolina with public memorial By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:36 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 1 September 2020 Chadwick Boseman’s hometown of Anderson, South Carolina will honor the late actor. Reps with Mayor Terence Roberts’ office told TMZ Monday that the … Read more
Drunken woman, 31, daubed ‘All Lives Matter’ with blue paint across London’s Bomber Command memorial in ‘premeditated and political attack’ court hears Charlie Barnes was captured on CCTV with a tin of paint and a bottle of brandy Vandalism on memorial wall in Green Park was scrubbed off at a cost of £500 Barnes claims … Read more
Activists have slammed a council for approving a £37million upgrade of the memorial building to British imperialist Cecil Rhodes in Oxford that was the site of a demonstration during the Black Lives Matter protests. Rhodes House, a Grade II* listed building in Oxford city centre, provides the headquarters of the Rhodes Trust. The Trust administers … Read more