Notices

MESSAGE FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES

As those who have recently attended or visited the Chapel will know, we now have a massive ‘Memorial Map’ installation honouring those who gave their lives for the freedom of the Falkland Islands in 1982.  The installation is the result of a commemorative project conceived for the 40th Anniversary of the War in 2022, by a team of three Falkland Islanders.  Over two years the team contacted seventy landowners to find un-named landmarks and obtained permission from each of the families of those who died in 1982, who they managed to reach out to, to commemorate the name of their loved one. In that time they identified 256 un-named places on land, sea and freshwater across the entirety of the Falklands.  At the request of Chapel Trustee Sukey Cameron OBE, the 40th Anniversary Committee in the Islands chaired by Phyl Rendell obtained permission and granted funding for the installation of this very special map to enable  families and veterans in the UK to have access to it.  The Falklands team have given every family they were able to trace a digital copy of the map and key to the location of each named landmark or feature.

Rosemarie King and her team would still like to contact any families they were unable to trace to give them their map. Please contact Rosemarie in the Falklands: prrking@horizon.co.fk  if you fit this criteria.

If you need further information contact Angela at the Chapel: angelaeap@aol.com

The Chapel Library

The Chapel Library comprises many of the books published about the Falklands War.  These are now kept inside a row of cupboards located in the Memorial Room.  They are there for our visitors to enjoy and browse at leisure.  If you would like to borrow a book when visiting the Chapel, please inform the Chaplain at neil.jeffers@pangbourne.com, providing your name, contact details, and the title of the book that you have borrowed.

All of the books in the Library have either been bought by the Trustees or have been donated.  If you would like to furnish the Library with a Falklands-related book, then please check first with the Chapel Secretary, angelaeap@aol.com, to ensure that the Library does not already contain a copy.

Finally, please ensure that any borrowed books are returned promptly to the Library once they have been read! Whilst doing a recent ‘tidy up’ our faithful Librarian noticed that quite a few tomes including Cedric Delves ‘Across an Angry Sea’ and Julian Thompson’s ‘No Picnic’ are missing. The Chaplain would be most grateful for their return and thanks those who have already returned other volumes. 

Important information for Families

Note to families wishing to travel to the Falkland Islands:

Former Falkland Families Association member families wishing to apply to SAMA 82 for funds held for travel to the Islands, please note that the period in which to apply to travel has been extended to 2025.  Eligible applicants wishing to make the journey should contact the SAMA ’82 office: secretary@sama82.org.uk

Garden of Remembrance

Families wishing to contribute to the SAMA (82) (South Atlantic Medal Association 1982) “Garden of Remembrance” are encouraged to contact SAMA (82) directly; many families have already contributed information about their loved ones but others may not know of its existence. The Garden of Remembrance is accessible from the link in this paragraph, on line from the SAMA (82) website and on the computer in the Chapel Memorial Room.

Click here to visit the SAMA (82) website.

Further Information

FIMC Trust Secretary, Angela Perry, is always happy to answer queries – you can contact her on 01295 738123 or email her at angelaeap@aol.com.