ACC Memorial Hall Under Threat

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Original Post By Ian E Scott moved for more publicity by Admin


This makes my blood boil.

What about YOU?   Shocked Angry Sad

As part of the redevelopment plans for St Omer Barracks, the ACC War Memorial Hall has been earmarked for reassignment as a Gurkha Temple and Families Centre to accommodate the needs of the Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment when it moves from its present barracks in North Camp, in 2011.  Please see link for full story from ACC Association

http://association.org/index_files/MemHallUpdate.htm

As much as I love the Gurkha's this project is ill-conceived and an insult to our Corps fallen

This new is not acceptable!

When will faceless MOD civil servant planners realise that this is not just a plot of land or any old building to the ACC, but a place of quiet reflection on our past and the ultimate sacrifice that some of our friends and comrades have paid for the continued price of democracy and freedom in the World?

This is our War Memorial! Since when has it been UK policy to indiscriminately decide we cannot have it any longer?

Perhaps they should be asked to address the Association members at the next Warner's All Ranks Reunion weekend in May to get a depth of the feeling out there?

Perhaps it's also time for some direct action to No.10 Downing Street, after all we all read the spin that this Government is putting out about how well they look after us ex-servicemen and those still serving!

If you agree please support the Association by signing this petition at

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ACCMemorialHall/

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Original post by pitbull10

NO ! NO ! NO !

  Rob  

email fired off.

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Original post by khan123oo


Total agreement with you Ian  maybe the controller can get a petition going from our Corps to No 10 I am certain we would have a 100 percent turnout or maybe we can start the ball rolling? ourselves what do you think regards Mike

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original post by Ian E Scott

Mike,

If I knew how to start the No.10 online petition I'd get it going.  There is a way on-line somewhere to set this up.

Ian

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Original Post by Ian E Scott

Petition created!!!!    

Quick google search did the trick!

This has been sent off to No.10 for approval

Keep looking at this link to see when it has been activated

It will remain on line until 6th April 2009

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ACCMemorialHall/

Please read & sign the petition

Thanks for your support

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Original post by Supachef

Done

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Original post by Dave.r

Disgusted by the news .I,ve signed and putting out a few emails to old corps contacts.
Dave

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original post by mick jones

petition signed,
             What about turning The Guards Chapel into a centeral Mosque for all the governments islamic friends working in centeral London.

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Original post by Ian E Scott

Thanks Mick,

I dont think they'd agree to that either!!!! 

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I just got back from my Holiday ( well Deserved) and was horrified to see Scotties post. I have moved it to the front page to give it more exposure, there is some more we can do to fight this.

First contact your MP and MEP and complain put it in writing (Ian it might be a good idea to make a template complaint letter so we are all saying the same thing)

Second if you are member of any other online forum post the link and Scotties post above, ask people on the forum to sign it.

Third ask all your family and friends to sign it, send them an email with a link to the petition in it, ask each person to forward the email to 5 friends. ( again a template email would be a good idea)

Fourth Write to the Sun, The Mirror, The Star and any other paper you think will help.

Fifth  Write to the Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince Philip, after all she is still the head of the Armed Forces.

Sixth Tell everyone you know whats happening is a disgrace, if they seem interested send them an email and ask them to pass it on to friends and family.

Remember its easy for people to just click a link in an email or online, thats why its so very important to get the email campaign going, if your emails have the same effect as a chain email it will get the attention of thousands.

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Hi all.

I hope Ian does not mind I haver used his words to set up a group on FACEBOOK asking people to join and sign the petition.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=43569998660

pitbull, Robin Oliver

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The more ways we can publicise this Rob the better, thanks for your support 

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Hi Guys.

Just to let you know there are 129 signatures on the petition, We must try harder or it will be ignored by the Government.

Come on guys get your address books out and email the link to everyone you know and ask them to pass it on to everyone they know.

I have fired off an email to Joanna Lumley head of the Gurkha support team, asking for there assistants in passing the link on, Well she emailed me when she wanted signature's lol.

Rob

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And I'll be very interested to see if she signs it Brian!

132 as at 1700hrs on the 21st Jan

As Brian says, Get into your address books and spread the word...it's bloody time consuming for me going through the ACC thread on Friends Reunited sending individual emails!  A week on and I'm only on page 40 of 230 plus!

So please help me out!

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Gents,

I have just fired off the following to my local MP.  You'll find the email address for yours by typing in his name  on a Google Search.  Thanks to everyone so far for their support

Dear Mr Burnham,

As a retired Warrant Officer Class One, Army Catering Corps who served for 25 years as regular soldier and 5 years in CVHQ ACC I am looking for your support in stopping what I and many of my comrades see as a desecration of our Memorial Hall & Shrine in St Omer Barracks Aldershot.
 
The following is the text of a petition I currently have running on the No 10 Downing Street Website:

As part of the redevelopment plans for St Omer Barracks, Aldershot the ACC War Memorial Hall has been earmarked for reassignment as a Ghurka Temple and Families Centre to accommodate the needs of the Queens Own Ghurka Logistic Regiment when it moves from its present barracks in North Camp, in 2011.

As much as I love the Gurkha's this project is ill-conceived and an insult to our Corps fallen

This is not acceptable!

When will faceless MOD civil servant planners realise that this is not just a plot of land or any old building to the ACC, but a place of quiet reflection on our past and the ultimate sacrifice that some of our friends and comrades have paid for the continued price of democracy and freedom in the World?

This is our War Memorial!

Since when has it been UK policy to indiscriminately decide we cannot have it any longer?

If you agree please support this petition at:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ACCMemorialHall/

Please support this petition, I have had the honour to serve with the Gurkhas in Malaya (as was) and they are incredible soldiers, however, I feel that they also would be affronted if they knew the distress and concern that is and will be caused if this project is forced to go ahead

Kind Regards,

Ian E Scott FIH
Army Catering Corps (Retd)