Submitted on Saturday 29th August 2015
Rejected on Tuesday 1st September 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Restore the RAF Hornchurch Memorial Stone back to its original resting place.
Through the work of the late Ted Exall a publicly funded memorial stone was erected in the grounds of the R J Mitchell school, it was placed where the gates once stood in memory of all that served at RAF Hornchurch, the stone has now been moved without real consultation to a less prominent site.
There is a petition on change.org
https://www.change.org/p/havering-council-restore-the-raf-memorial-in-hornchurch-to-its-original-site?recruiter=361176116&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=des-lg-share_petition-no_msg&fb_ref=Default
where the public are asking for it to be put back.
A letter to the Romford Recorder from the late Ted Exall's son has also been sent saying that the family have not given there blessing
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Any decisions about the siting of memorials or statues are planning decisions made by the local council rather than a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.
If you have not already done so, you might want to start an e-petition on the Havering Council e-petition site:
http://epetition.havering.public-i.tv/epetition_core/community/page/index
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