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Community Newsletter Issue 12 67 High Street, Willington, Co Durham A Message from Town Mayor Cllr Fraser Tinsley & the members of the Greater Willington Town Council Finally the weather is what we can to improve April will be a huge day getting warmer and this area as a place to for the Town and we are we can look forward live. We are also working on other big to summer and embarking on a number events in the town later another year where of initiatives to build our this year. More details to we have a lot going profile and develop a follow… on in Greater sense of pride in an area Willington. that has an amazing I hope you enjoy this Best wishes heritage and with work, newsletter, which gives We are concentrating on has potential for a bright you a flavour or what is Cllr Fraser Tinsley issues that we know future. going on in our matter to you including community. If you want Greater Willington improving the Main Street, The installation of the any further information Town Mayor and addressing anti-social Capt. George Burdon please contact the Town behaviour, improving road McKean VC MM MC Council office on the County Councillor for safety, litter and doing memorial stone on 28 High Street or me direct. Willington and Hunwick Installation of Capt. George Burdon McKean VC MM MC Victoria Cross Memorial Stone in Willington 28 April 2018 10.40 am Gather at the War Memorial 10.45 am Road Closure 11.00 am Civic Service 11.15 am Parade to the Library 11.30 am Commemoration for the VC Stone 12.15 pm WW1 Experience at The Open Door Church Inside this Issue Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 8 Page 9 ! Community Newsletter Issue 12 67 High Street, Willington, Co Durham. DL15 0PF Serving Our Community t: 01388 417725 e: [email protected] w: www.gwtc.co.uk Montreal Regiment (RMR) and 28 April 1918. McKean who has accepted our was leading a party of invitation to attend the scouts against a German event and is traveling from trench that was being Canada. Everybody is staunchly defended by welcome - so please do troops using rifles and hand come out and make this a grenades. When his men very special day in the hesitated, he ran forward history of our town. alone and threw himself head first into the trench, About Capt. George killing two of the enemy Burdon McKean with his revolver. Inspired VC MM MC by Lieutenant McKean’s George Burdon McKean action, his men advanced was born in Willington, and swept the German England on 4 July 1888. defenders aside, capturing Son of James McKean, both the trench and its remaining occupants. who was a furniture broker, and Jane Ann (nee He was one of only a Henderson). Orphaned at handful of people who a young age, he lived with received all three medals. his sister in Bishop ! Auckland where he In July 1919 McKean Work is nearing last for another 100 years. became an apprentice retired from the Canadian completion to provide a We have been awarded cabinetmaker with Messrs Army with rank of Captain memorial to Capt. George Heritage Lottery Funding T Thompson, Newgate and he settled in Brighton Burdon McKean VC MM and this together with Street. where he married Councillor Neighbourhood Constance Hilton. He had MC. George was born in He emigrated to Canada Budgets and Town Council one daughter. Willington and went on to in 1902, settling in funding will make this become one of the most Edmonton working on a McKean was a published happen. decorated men in British / cattle ranch and later on author. He wrote Scouting Empire forces history. Thrills, The Memoirs of The memorial includes the his brothers farm. When a Scout Officer in the We have been awarded a Victoria Cross the First World War broke Great War. commemorative stone by commemorative stone, a out, he was 5’ 6” tall and weighed only nine stone. the government to mark plaque about his story and In memory of McKean his He was rejected three 100 years since the action a major new art work. It Victoria Cross is stored at times but on 23 January in France took place for includes a maple leaf to the Canadian War 1915 he enlisted as a which George was represent Canada, poppies Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, private soldier in the awarded his Victoria Cross. to remember fallen British Canada. The Town Council has and Empire forces and blue Canadian Expeditionary been working with County cornflowers (the French Force. The Church Square of Councillors, other groups Cagnicourt, France was flower of remembrance). After completing his and individuals on a project renamed ‘La Place Du There will also be new flag training, Private McKean to provide a truly fitting George Burdon McKean’. poles to display British, arrived back in Britain in memorial for George, a son Canadian and French flags April 1916 and joined the A mountain in the Victoria of Willington who went on at the service. 14th Infantry Battalion Cross Ranges, Canada, is to fight in the Canadian (Royal Montreal Regiment) The main ceremony to named in his honour. Army, and which we should on the Western front in install the memorial will be truly proud. June 1916. His name is also present take place on 28th April on the memorial wall George Burdon McKean is 2018. We hope you will join In the course of his military located in Convocation Hall a hero in Canada. He has us at 10.40 am at the War service, he received the at the University of Alberta, a mountain named after Memorial to pay tribute to Military Medal, and, after where he had enrolled on him in Alberta and the main local WW1 soldiers and he was commissioned as an arts course which was square in the town in then follow the parade from an officer, the Military interrupted by the outbreak France where the action the War Memorial to the Cross. of WW1. took place is named in his Library. honour. We are working Lieutenant McKean earned He survived the war but with local artist Graham We are delighted to host the Victoria Cross while was fatally wounded and Hopper and children from Lieutenant Colonel John serving with the 14th killed in a horrific accident Parkside Academy to Shone, Commanding Infantry Battalion near at a saw mill on 28 provide a landmark that will Officer of the Royal Gavrelle in France on 27 November 1926. 2 Victoria Cross citation for Lieutenant George Burdon McKean, London Gazette, 28 June 1918 “For most conspicuous underneath him, who was bravery and devotion to struggling violently. This duty during a raid on the very gallant action enabled enemy’s trenches. the position to be captured. Lt. McKean’s supply of Lt. McKean’s party, which bombs ran out at this time, was operating on the right and he sent back to our flank, was held up at a front line for a fresh supply. block in the communication Whilst waiting for them he trench by most intense fire engaged the enemy single- from hand grenades and handed. machine guns. This block, which was too close to our When the bombs arrived, trenches to have been he fearlessly rushed the engaged by the preliminary second block, killing two bombardment, was well of the enemy, capturing Remembrance Sunday protected by wire and four others and drove the Remembrance Sunday is Aycliffe and Brancepeth covered by a well protected remaining garrison, an important day for many Brass Band once again machine gun 30 yards including a hostile residents and one of the few provided the poignant behind it. Realising that if machine-gun section, into occasions where we have musical accompaniment. this block were not a dug-out. The dug-out, the opportunity to gather The Council supported the destroyed, the success of with its occupants and together as a town. Royal British Legion Wreath machine gun, was the whole operation might On Sunday 12th November distribution and collection destroyed. be marred, he ran into the 2017 the Town Council from the office. Our thanks are extended to Brian Pyle, open to the right flank of This officer’s splendid hosted the Remembrance the block, and with utter Honorary Poppy Organiser bravery and dash Sunday service at the War and Lillian Bennett who gave disregard of danger, leaper undoubtedly saved many Memorial and the Parade over the block head first on the poppy boxes to local lives, for had not this to St Stephens Church. collection points and schools. top of the enemy. Whilst position been captured, the The Service was led by lying on the ground on top We are delighted that whole of the raiding party Father David Spokes of one of the enemy, would have been exposed The Royal British Legion and our grateful thanks are another rushed at him with to dangerous enfilading fire have recognised Mrs Lillian fixed bayonet; Lt. McKean during the withdrawal. His extended to Amy Radley Bennett’s dedication towards shot him through the body leadership at all times has from the Army Cadets who helping with the Poppy and then shot the enemy been beyond praise.” performed the Master of Appeal fundraising over the Ceremonies Role and last twenty four years, by Councillor Danby who presenting her with a long announced the wreath service award. New Town Councillors layers. Well done Lillian. The Battles Over - A Nations Tribute On the 3rd August 1914, As part of the 100 years Britain’s Foreign Minister, Anniversary of the end of Sir Edwin Grey, was looking WW1 a chain of over a 1000 out of his office window.
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