Crewe Green Memories: Plaque honours local war heroes

By Crewe Chronicle on Nov 4, 09 04:10 PM in 1900-1945

RESIDENTS of Crewe Green will be both making history and preserving history when they gather round the new war commemoration plaque for a service at 10.50am on Remembrance Sunday.

The plaque, which has been placed prominently on the churchyard wall along Narrow Lane, is the result of co-operation between St Michael and All Angels' Church and Crewe Green Parish Council.

The cost of the plaque has been covered by the Leadbetter Trust, which is administered by the parish council.

The plaque has been worked by Bob Parry, stonemason at Co-operative Funeral Care in Crewe, from a design by the Rev Anne Lawson.

Made of Welsh slate to complement the dark decorative bricks in the wall, it balances the postbox on the opposite side of the church gate.

The plaque is not technically a war memorial as it has no names on it. Instead, it gives thanks for the men and women of Crewe Green who have served their country during times of conflict.

This makes it a focus of remembrance not only for those who served in the First and Second World Wars but also those serving in the many other conflicts past and present.