Remembering the Victims of the Great Flood of 1953 |
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Assembling for the ceremony |
The unveiling of the
cairn to commemorate those that
lost their lives in the great floods of 1953 took place at Heacham's North Beach on Tuesday, 31 January 2006. |
Assembling for the ceremony |
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Special guests were Ivor Stuart, who donated £50 to the cost of
building the memorial, and Colin Turner, who was called out
to rescue residents on the night from RAF Swanton Morley. It
was naturally an emotional moment for Colin Turner as it was his
first visit to the beach since 1953.
Parish Councillors who
attended were Mike Jennings Chairman, Marcus Zeebroek, Vice-Chairman, Lou Durrant and Geoff Playford. Chairman of Friends of Heacham Beaches, Mary Pishorn, was also present along with a number of other residents who turned out to observe the ceremony. |
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Mike Jennings marked the unveiling recalling Marcus Liddington's words at the service of reflection... |
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Mike Jennings unveils | Mike Jennings & Ivor Stuart | |||||||||
The meaning behind this small monument is to remember and mourn those that lost their lives, but it is also about recognition and acknowledging the debt of gratitude owed to so many people. People who stepped forward that night and in the days that followed to save lives or to provide shelter and comfort. |
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The memorial is made of beach rubble and flint cobbles set with blue bricks. |
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Those pictured above include (right to left): Phillippa Sewell, Unknown Gentleman, Unknown Lady, Geoff Playford, Mary Pishorn, Marcus Zeebroek, Unknown Lady, Colin Turner, Lou Durrant, Ivor Stuart and a group of 7 unknowns thereafter. If you can fill in the gaps please let me know. The plaque (pictured below) was made for the Heacham service of reflection held in 2003. |
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Below is the Snettisham memorial for the flood victims. |
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