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Topic: Memorial Service.
Posted by: Neil Milkins
Date/Time: 08/06/18 19:04:00


On Saturday 4 August 2018 at 2.00pm, a memorial service is being held in the Metropole Theatre, Abertillery, South Wales for two Abertillery murder victims, 8 year-old Freda Burnell and 11 year-old Florence Little who were killed in Abertillery in 1921.Their killer, Harold Jones a.k.a Harry Stevens lived in Fulham, Putney and Hammersmith between 1946 and 1971 when he died. With a choir and town band performing at the memorial service there is expected to be over 250 people attending. There will be an expected 50 members of the 2 girls' family members attending from various parts of Britain. After the service there will be a re-dedication of the 2 girls' memorials at Brynithel Cemetery.

Over the past 7 months, myself, Councillors Gill Clark and Julie Holt have raised nearly £3,400.00 towards the cost of restoring the 2 dilapidated memorials. We are still about £200 short of paying the memorial mason who has done the work at cost price and about £300 short of printing 260 memorial service programmes. These will consist of 8 pages each.

We have now been given a donation to book the Metropole Theatre for the event.

We  have also been kindly offered a donation of £300 towards the cost a buffet that will be held in the Metropole later in the afternoon.

If anyone would like to consider making a donation for this worthy cause please contact me on 07989555376 or n.milkin@sky.com

Please google Florence Little/Freda Burnell  or Harold Jones - Killer for more information.

Regards.
Neil Milkins


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