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November 11th 2007 will see the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Barry Memorial Hall and the dedication of the Hall of Memory, wherein are inscribed the names of 1,218 Barrians who gave their lives for freedom, in two World Wars and subsequent hostilities. The years have taken their toll and now both the Hall of Memory and the Cenotaph are in serious need of restoration and improvement. The trustees have commissioned a report by an experienced restoration architect who has surveyed the memorials and made recommendations as to what needs to be done. The leaflet available here sets out what we are aiming to achieve to restore them and bring them up to legislative standards. The cost of this work is estimated at £60,000 and the "Barry Remembers" appeal was recently launched to raise this sum in time for the work to be completed for the 75th anniversary on November 11th 2007. In the 1920's the people of Bary felt the need to provide a suitable memorial for the Barrians who had given their lives in the cause of freedom. They decided to build the hall and the cenotaph at a cost then, of £26,000, in today's money close to £4m. An astonishing figure. But with the extraordinarily generous help of the Davies family (descendants of David Davies who founded the docks), and the wholehearted support of the people of Barry, they succeeded and the newly built hall was opened in 1932. Now the wholehearted help of the community is needed once again to ensure that the Cenotaph and the Hall of Memory remain worthy memorials to all those whos names they record. Please respond as generously as you can to this appeal. We need some major donors, and donations of £250 or more will be acknowledged as Patrons of "Barry Remembers", presented with a Special Scroll, and included in the listings in the rededication programme. Yours sincerely
Gareth Howe Chairman "Barry Remembers" appeal.
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