On Thursday 31st August at 16:00, St George's Chapel was closed for visitors and the gates chained and padlocked. Relatives of veterans whose ashes lie within the Garden of Remembrance, are now unable to visit their last resting place.
Following the 'Battle of Britain' service on 17th September, demolition works and construction are due to begin, of what is described in
Private Eye as a "mediocre, inappropriate and inadequate" structure, with which Bromley Council intend to scar this important site, as a poor excuse for a 'Battle of Britain Museum" at the world's most famous WW2 fighter station.
The war is not over yet however, the Local Government Ombudsman is currently investigating a number of issues concerning the behaviour of Bromley Council and more than 14,000 concerned and angry people have now signed the petition set up by Doctor Rita and numbers continue to rise. The petition will be presented shortly to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP.
If you haven't already signed, please use the link below, or visit the campaign Twitter account @SaveOurChapel #ProtectStGeorges , where you will also find copies of the various press articles and a link to a video of the item run by BBC London News. Unfortunately, those of you without a UK postcode will not be accepted by the petition site.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio...of-remembrance