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Falklands to honour Baroness Thatcher with a sculpted bronze bust
The bust will be situation in front of the Government Secretariat The Falkland Islands Government is in the process of commissioning a sculptor to create a memorial bust of Baroness Thatcher. The project follows a public consultation held to determine how to best commemorate the late Margaret Thatcher in the Falkland Islands.
More than 140 suggestions were received demonstrating the high regard in which she is held in the Islands.
Following the consultation, the Legislative Assembly agreed to commission a local sculptor to create a bronze bust of Baroness Thatcher, to be mounted on local stone with a plaque containing the following quote:
“They are few in number, but they have the right to live in peace, to choose their own way of life and to determine their own allegiance” – Margaret Thatcher April 3rd 1982.
It is intended that the bust be situated on the corner of Thatcher Drive, which runs behind the 1982 Liberation Monument, in front of the Government Secretariat, and past the sheltered housing for pensioners.
The close proximity to the Liberation Monument is felt to be particularly appropriate.
The Legislative Assembly has written to the Thatcher family informing them of the proposed project and seeking their approval.
The Legislative Assembly would like to thank the community for their participation in the consultation and for their patience as this sensitive matter has been pursued.(PN).-
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Read all commentsIf the British can display a statue of Thatcher in London,
Sep 06th, 2013 - 08:16 am 0they can surely place one in Stanley,
where those that would wish to deface the memorial are some 400 miles further away than they are in England.
The cheapest honour given to someone who caused so much pain and damage in her own country and around the world.
Sep 06th, 2013 - 09:20 am 0@2 I particularly enjoyed the pain and damage her decisions caused the Argentine military in 1982. Don't want to be hurt by the homeowner during a burglary? Don't break into the house in the first place. Problem solved. :)
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