Council Reports Severalls Two things to report regarding Severalls (Kingswood Heath): Chapel Windows Further to my article on the Chapel stained-glass windows, I am happy to report that Colchester Museum has offered to give them a safe and secure home. This will mean that we have to ‘gift’ them to the Museum, but that arrangement can be reversed should we ever find a more local solution here in Myland. Prior to storage, the Museum will clean and photo the windows and provide us with a copy photo to display. We are also looking into the possibility of commissioning a piece of glass artwork by an artist at Cuckoo Farm to commemorate the windows, and this would also be for display. War Memorial Service The second item, is to thank all those people who attended the service to re-dedicate the refurbished and enhanced SeverallsWarMemorial. As youwill recall this was to commemorate those lost in both the 1st and 2nd World Wars and was performed on the 11th August, the 80th anniversary of the hospital being hit by bombs and causing the death of 39 patients in 1942. Many local residents, some who had worked at the hospital and a family related to a casualty attended on what was one of the hotter days of the summer. The service was performed by Reverend Ray Gibbs and many of us retired to St Michaels Church Halls for refreshments after. This was a quietly respectful occasion that many attendees found very moving. Your Council is pleased to have been instrumental in both of the actions referred to above in saving heritage items and remembering moments in history that should not be forgotten. Cllr Pete Hewitt 11
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