REGULARS at a Ravensthorpe pub helped save a piece of history.
Don Hemingway, a former member at the now closed Ravensthorpe Working Men’s Club, couldn’t believe it when a historic plaque was destined for the bonfire. Workmen clearing the club threw out the wood and copper plaque, dedicated to club members who died in the two world wars.
Don rescued the blackened memorial, which lists the names of 19 men who gave their lives for their country, and enlisted the help of Tracy Quinn, landlady of The Royal in Ravensthorpe.
Tracy organised an event at the pub to raise money for the plaque to be restored and put on display.
The plaque is now on the wall and Tracy and Don would love to hear from any surviving relatives of the men.
The names on the plaque are:
First World War - A Armitage, W Booth, S Brierley, J Chapman, P Chapman, T W Chapman, E Craven, A Hampshire, H Hemingway, G A Pickles, J Simpson, C Speight and H Townend. Second World War - Clifford O Bentley, Harry Heeley, Henri Preston, George Greenwood, Arnold Newsome and Kenneth Punyer.