by MarkWard | Oct 29, 2021 | news
The Dedication Of Finchley’sNew War Memorial On a sunny afternoon on Sunday 26th September 2021, an impressive ceremony was held by Barnet War Memorials Association to dedicate a new war memorial in the grounds of Finchley Memorial Hospital. The memorial...
by MarkWard | Aug 6, 2021 | news
Finchley War Memorial Until this year Finchley has never had a public war memorial. Therefore, a large number of Finchley residents, who had given their lives in the two World Wars, have had no grave or memorial where their families can pay their respects. ...
by MarkWard | Jun 28, 2021 | news
Progress Update… Construction Complete! At the end of the Great War, the name of the local Finchley Community Hospital was changed to Finchley War Memorial Hospital to commemorate the War Dead, but there were no names recorded. Mick Crick and I, with the...
by MarkWard | May 28, 2021 | news
Progress Report… An update by Catherine IPL Loveday As a child I was puzzled by the absence of my Father’s name on the local War Memorial. In 1994 I approached the local authority to request, that as a hero of the Second World War who was killed on active...
by MarkWard | May 13, 2021 | news
Work Has Started! The initial works have now begun for the Barnet War Memorial. Catherine has turned the first sod, pictured with Gerald and Mick and the plant vehicles have arrived and begun the foundation work. We’ll bring you more details and images as they...
