At a public meeting in Pembroke Town Hall on
Saturday, February 2nd, the campaign for a statue of William Marshal, Earl of
Pembroke was launched. This was an opportunity for the community to come
together to have their say and to examine the maquette of the William Marshal
statue, which was presented by sculptor Harriet Addyman. Comments and
suggestions were welcomed. There was overwhelming support for the statue and gratifying that so many attended.
The maquette was commissioned by the History Society
after having received a very large donation of £25,000 from Wales Community CIC.
Having been impressed by the Henry VII statue, the money was conditional on
being invested in a statue commemorating another of Pembroke's great figures -
there are many! As with the Henry VII statue campaign, this will be a
community wide project and it is hoped that other groups will join in with the fundraising. The Society is working in partnership with Pembroke Town Council
which will be administering the statue fund.
All proceeds of the morning were donated to the statue appeal - in all £303 was raised from sale of coffees, raffle and donations.
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