1918 - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-28T17:45:55Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/1918Paving stones to commemorate Victoria Cross medals awarded to WW1 heroeshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/paving-stones-to-commemorate-victoria-cross-awarded-to-ww1-heroes2013-08-04T14:00:00.000Z2013-08-04T14:00:00.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p>From the BBC</p>
<p>Special paving stones will be laid in the home towns of every UK soldier awarded the Victoria Cross as part of 2014's World War I centenary events.</p>
<p>The specially-commissioned stones will be given to councils in the areas where the VC recipients were born.</p>
<p>A total of 28 will be unveiled next year to commemorate medals awarded in 1914 and others will be laid in every year up to 2018.</p>
<p>Plans to restore war memorials around the country have also been announced.</p>
<p>Help will be given to local communities and a website will be launched so people around the UK can obtain funding and support to ensure all memorials are in good condition by November 2018.</p>
<p>Continue reading <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23563616" target="_blank">Paving stones to commemorate Victoria Cross awarded to WW1 heroes</a></p>
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