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News tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2009-12-06:/warshrine/news//2 2011-07-23T12:44:07Z Movable Type 4.32-en Photos of the Shrine in 1985 tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.127 2011-07-23T12:40:39Z 2011-07-23T12:44:07Z

These two photographs were taken of the Shrine in 1985. (With thanks to Robert Barrett.)...

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]]> 320 pounds raised for Poppy Appeal tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.126 2011-06-06T21:40:41Z 2011-06-06T22:08:39Z

The wreaths and poppies laid at the War Shrine during its Rededication on 22 May 2011 raised 320 pounds for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Thank you to everyone who made donations. The emphasis of the Poppy Appeal this...

Willis Fleming Historical Trust http://www.northstoneham.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=2&id=1 Poppy Appeal. Thank you to everyone who made donations. The emphasis of the Poppy Appeal this year is the need to help the Afghan generation of the Armed Forces and their families.

(Photo: Jane Wildgoose)

]]> Shrine rededicated at special ceremony tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.125 2011-05-24T13:04:28Z 2011-06-03T13:27:35Z

The War Shrine was rededicated at a special service and act of remembrance on 22 May 2011. Following the Service, the Stoneham Spring Fayre was held there and the cows were welcomed into the Park....

Willis Fleming Historical Trust http://www.northstoneham.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=2&id=1 The War Shrine was rededicated at a special service and act of remembrance on 22 May 2011. Following the Service, the Stoneham Spring Fayre was held there and the cows were welcomed into the Park.

]]> Gilding marks Shrine's completion tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.124 2011-05-06T18:53:50Z 2011-05-06T19:03:04Z

Today, with the carved lintels gilded with gold leaf by Emily Willis Fleming, the restoration of the Stoneham War Shrine was completed....

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]]> An Ursula Moray Williams evening at Hampshire Record Office tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.123 2011-04-21T09:32:54Z 2011-04-21T09:33:44Z

Colin Davison, author of a new Ursula Moray Williams biography, will speak about her links with Hampshire, including her years spent at North Stoneham Park, which inspired such books as Bogwoppit and Grandpapa's Folly and the Woodworm-Bookworm. Harry Willis Fleming...

Willis Fleming Historical Trust http://www.northstoneham.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=2&id=1 Colin Davison, author of a new Ursula Moray Williams biography, will speak about her links with Hampshire, including her years spent at North Stoneham Park, which inspired such books as Bogwoppit and Grandpapa's Folly and the Woodworm-Bookworm. Harry Willis Fleming will set this in the context of the story of North Stoneham House, built for his family in the first half of the 19th century.

Wednesday 11 May, 7-9pm

#7.50 per person, booking essential

Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TH

]]> Rededication of the War Shrine and the Stoneham Spring Fayre tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.122 2011-04-20T07:50:21Z 2011-04-20T07:57:32Z

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On Sunday 22 May, the Shrine will be opened to visitors for the first time since its restoration. From 2pm there will be a country fete, the Stoneham Spring Fayre, held in Avenue Park, the Capability Brown parkland that surrounds the Shrine. Attractions will include the Belles of London City Morris, the Welcoming of the Cows, The War Graves Photographic Project, plenty of tea and cakes, and of course the Shrine itself. Earlier in the day there will be the Rededication ceremony at 12 noon. All are welcome.

]]> Ground leveled and grass seed sown tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.121 2011-04-05T14:00:22Z 2011-04-05T14:03:27Z

Today we finished leveling the area around the Shrine and sowed the grass seed. We had to remove a large quantity of rubble from the former roof. We're hoping the grass will have taken in time for the Rededication service...

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]]> Call for donations for the Time Capsule tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.120 2011-04-03T18:03:38Z 2011-04-03T18:10:35Z

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To mark the end of the restoration, a Time Capsule will be sealed inside the Stoneham War Shrine in May 2011, with a set duration of 93 years and a scheduled final opening date in 2104.

The Capsule will contain elements of local history and community memory, and will be a record of the area's identity, with items that reflect the spirit of North Stoneham, past and present. Such items might include handwritten memories, ephemera, photographs, drawings, letters to the future, and small objects ... Can you contribute?

]]> Plaques reinstated 40 years later tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.119 2011-03-02T15:25:45Z 2011-03-02T15:40:10Z

Today the Roll of Honour plaques were put back in the Shrine, some forty years after they were first removed to St Nicolas church. Meanwhile the grounds around the Shrine were levelled, in preparation for grass-seeding at the beginning of...

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]]> Internal joinery installed tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.118 2011-02-03T17:56:46Z 2011-02-03T17:58:41Z

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]]> Special service on 23 January 2011 tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.117 2011-01-15T18:58:09Z 2011-01-15T19:00:17Z

Willis Fleming Historical Trust http://www.northstoneham.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=2&id=1 A special service will be held at the Stoneham War Shrine, from 12 noon - 12.15pm on 23 January 2011, to remember military personnel who are currently away from home on active service. Their families and friends are invited to attend. The simple service will be taken by Reverend Stephen Holmes.

Chair of Eastleigh Area Committee Cllr Chris Thomas said: "It is great to see the war shrine being restored and this special service will be a suitable way to remember local military personnel who are currently serving".

]]> Building work nears completion tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.116 2011-01-10T21:36:02Z 2011-01-10T21:50:54Z

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]]> Avenue Park is prepared for livestock tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.115 2011-01-05T22:28:42Z 2011-01-05T22:44:48Z

Avenue Park is currently being fenced, ready for the introduction of cattle on to the site in a few weeks' time. (The Shrine can be seen in the distance in the photograph.)...

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Avenue Park is currently being fenced, ready for the introduction of cattle on to the site in a few weeks' time. (The Shrine can be seen in the distance in the photograph.)

]]> Iron finials tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2011:/warshrine/news//2.114 2011-01-04T17:37:15Z 2011-01-05T22:26:06Z

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]]> Shrine revealed as scaffolding is dismantled tag:www.northstoneham.org.uk,2010:/warshrine/news//2.113 2010-12-22T12:46:57Z 2010-12-23T09:52:19Z

Today the scaffolding was removed, revealing the Shrine in near complete condition. There are a number of details that will be finished in the new year, including the installation of the plaques and finials, painting, and internal timberwork. The grounds...

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