Comments on: Sir Keith Park: A brilliant and unassuming leader - Yes to a Statue http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/ Politics, Commentary, Culture, Technology. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: admin http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7325 admin Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:54:34 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7325 Howard. Agree entirely. Both inspirational figures. If I'm being statue nerdy, the other one who should have one is Jean Vanier (<a href="http://www.larche.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">L'Arche</a>). Matt Howard.

Agree entirely. Both inspirational figures.

If I’m being statue nerdy, the other one who should have one is Jean Vanier (L’Arche).

Matt

]]> By: Howard http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7324 Howard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:28:56 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7324 18th March 2008 How about a statue of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC., OM and of his wife, Sue Ryder? This would combine memories of their distinguished war careers (Cheshire got his VC for 100 bomber sorties and Sue worked for SOE) with their peacetime vocations (Cheshire founded The Leonard Cheshire Foundation for disabled people and Sue founded The Sue Ryder Foundation for refugees and disabled people). When they married, they combined their interests and talents to support the needy, world-wide. A statue to them would remind us of heroism in war, the importance of dedicated voluntary support of the needy and of the value of the institution of marriage. 18th March 2008
How about a statue of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC., OM and of his wife, Sue Ryder? This would combine memories of their distinguished war careers (Cheshire got his VC for 100 bomber sorties and Sue worked for SOE) with their peacetime vocations (Cheshire founded The Leonard Cheshire Foundation for disabled people and Sue founded The Sue Ryder Foundation for refugees and disabled people). When they married, they combined their interests and talents to support the needy, world-wide.

A statue to them would remind us of heroism in war, the importance of dedicated voluntary support of the needy and of the value of the institution of marriage.

]]> By: admin http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7058 admin Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:55:58 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7058 Thanks for the comment Robin. Bomber Harris already has a statue at St Clement Danes (next to Dowding's) - which imho is a more important site for the RAF than Trafalgar Square. The other figure that I think deserves a statue is Leonard Cheshire. Matt Thanks for the comment Robin.

Bomber Harris already has a statue at St Clement Danes (next to Dowding’s) - which imho is a more important site for the RAF than Trafalgar Square.

The other figure that I think deserves a statue is Leonard Cheshire.

Matt

]]> By: Robin Hewitt http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7056 Robin Hewitt Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:23:17 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-7056 I suggest any guest statues can go in front of Tate Modern but Trafalgar Square is appropriate for Sir Keith Park or Air Marshall Sir Arthur Harris. I suggest any guest statues can go in front of Tate Modern
but Trafalgar Square is appropriate for Sir Keith Park
or Air Marshall Sir Arthur Harris.

]]> By: Peter McGrath http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-6946 Peter McGrath Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:02:07 +0000 http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/29/sir-keith-park-a-brilliant-and-unassuming-leader-yes-to-a-statue/#comment-6946 I agree: a much under-appreciated hero. He gave them a second panning at Malta, too. I agree: a much under-appreciated hero. He gave them a second panning at Malta, too.

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