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ADP
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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: Polish War Memorial, Edinburgh (Redbraes Park) |
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Quote from the Edinburgh Evening News, 11 November 2008
Soldier bear centrepiece of memorial to Polish fighters
A MEMORIAL to honour the thousands of Scottish-based Polish soldiers who fought in the Second World War was unveiled on Remembrance Sunday.
The tribute in Broughton's Redbraes Park, organised by community activists, includes a sculpture of Voytek the soldier bear – celebrated member of the Polish army.
The ceremony on Sunday – which was also Polish Independence Day – saw Polish and Scottish children telling the story of Voytek, who was found in Iran in 1943 and spent the rest of the war as a "bear soldier" carrying ammunition for troops.
The project was started by community police officer Simon Daley, who has dedicated three years of his own time to the monument.
The printed article includes a picture of the memorial.
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Adam Brown
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The bear statue is not actually in the memorial garden yet. The one in the photographs was only a resin mock-up and is no longer there.
Despite what it says in the papers it's not in Redbraes Park either. It's further down Redbraes Place in the entrance to the Redbraes Community Garden.
There's quite an interesting background to this memorial. I spoke to one of the volunteers today who told me Simon Daley wanted to do something to bring the locals and Polish incomers together after there had been some anti-Polish racism in the area. The memorial was seen as giving the locals a chance to see why we owe the Poles a debt of gratitude for their help during the Second World War.
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spoons
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Shame about the spelling mistake on the first plaque. You would have thought they could have got someone to proof read it!
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