The George Cross for Dover Campaign
83 St. David's Avenue, Aycliffe, Dover, Kent
Press Release
Over the Easter weekend three committee members, Alan Taylor, Stewart Dimmock and Chairman Cllr. Chris Precious, moved into The Grand Shaft in Dover, spending three nights and three days under conditions as close to wartime as possible. Sleeping on pallets in the tunnel once used as a wartime shelter from the bombing and shelling of the town they spent the days eating Spam and talking to the many visitors. A small exhibition of memorabilia, wartime posters and photographs of Dover during the conflict was on site and will be present at other events in the town over the coming year.
The whole effort was designed to raise awareness of the campaign as well as much needed funds to further promote the fight for the award and to see established a permanent memorial garden for the civilians who lost their lives to enemy action.
The campaign would like to thank DDC property services, The Western Heights Preservation Society, Crabble Corn Mill, PMS, Somerfields, Aldi, Farm Foods and Jewson's for their help and support. Extra mention goes to Terry Nunn for providing exhibits and organising wartime music and radio broadcasts and the London Road Community Forum for the marquee as well as all those individuals and groups who lent exhibits and did so much to make the weekend a success.
Thanks also go to all the visitors, from across the world, who made the whole weekend so worthwhile.
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