26 January 2016

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The final stage of the McIndoe Memorial Statue project was put into place this week. Engineers from power company SSE made the final connections to the new lighting illuminating the statue standing in the High Street in front of Sackville College. The Town Council helped facilitate the work undertaken by SSE in partnership with a grant given by West Sussex County Council.
The lighting has been carefully sited so that while it features the statue itself, it doesn’t impinge on the frontage of Sackville College behind it.

The fund raising for the project was closed in June 2015 with the full cost having been met by private donations and grants.

The Committee which comprised membership from the McIndoe Family,  Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, East Grinstead Business Association and the East Grinstead Town Council has now been disbanded. The Statue has passed to the ownership of the Town Council.

Julie Holden, Chair of the Committee said  “The memorial is now very much part of the town and so many visitors and locals continue to spend time there.  I would like to formally thank everyone who made this happen from the members of the committee to the donors of time, service and money.”