....and the fact that we can get £3.50 per kilo for old brass. copper and bronze war memorial plaques......even more for larger items such as statues and other memorabilia.......
........Thieves stole memorial plaques from a Catholic Church in Swansea, here is the BBC report:-
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Police say they were stolen between 19:00 BST last Thursday and 15:00 BST last Friday.
Father Cyril Thadathil said the congregation was devastated.
He said the thieves had taken all of the plaques at the memorial garden, many of which paid tribute to men who served in World War II.
"As soon as I saw it I was upset."
He said that when he told worshippers what had happened "there was a great silence in church and many of them actually cried".
He also appealed to the thieves to return the plaques.
"If possible please do return them to the church because it's not about money because it's the memories and dignity of human life," he added.
Ronald Morgan, 75, of Gendros, Swansea, said the timing of the thefts made it even more poignant, with remembrance services taking place in November.
"There were a lot of people whose names are ex-military personnel and their husbands and grandfather who were in memory," he added.
These are the times in which we live; our children and grandchildren will have to face much worse; pray for them and pray for the thieves.
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........Thieves stole memorial plaques from a Catholic Church in Swansea, here is the BBC report:-
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"Church-goers were left in tears after thieves stole more
than 100 brass plaques erected in memory of loved ones, many of them war
dead.
The plaques, bearing the names of those who died in World War II, were
unscrewed from the memorial wall at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Swansea.Police say they were stolen between 19:00 BST last Thursday and 15:00 BST last Friday.
Father Cyril Thadathil said the congregation was devastated.
He said the thieves had taken all of the plaques at the memorial garden, many of which paid tribute to men who served in World War II.
Said Parish priest, Father Cyril Thadathil"It's not about money because it's the memories and dignity of human life”
He said when he made the discovery it was "so
painful".
"It was the memory of so many people of our parish, people who have worked so
hard for the church and people who sacrificed their life in the Second World
War," he said."As soon as I saw it I was upset."
He said that when he told worshippers what had happened "there was a great silence in church and many of them actually cried".
He also appealed to the thieves to return the plaques.
"If possible please do return them to the church because it's not about money because it's the memories and dignity of human life," he added.
Ronald Morgan, 75, of Gendros, Swansea, said the timing of the thefts made it even more poignant, with remembrance services taking place in November.
"There were a lot of people whose names are ex-military personnel and their husbands and grandfather who were in memory," he added.
These are the times in which we live; our children and grandchildren will have to face much worse; pray for them and pray for the thieves.
Their names are engraved in Heaven.
ReplyDelete"Why, then, God's soldier be he."
-- Old Seward, MACBETH V
- Mack in Texas
ReplyDeleteAnd may we all be so in time. God bless Mack.