No 730 Monday 27th August - Sunday 3rd September, 2018 Tel: 637 227 385
Vandals desecrate British Legion memorials to brave soldiers
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smashed causing several thousands of euros worth of damage.
In La Siesta, just outside the Parish Church, the marble base of the cross standing in the RBL Memorial Garden has been irreparably damaged by someone using a heavy object. It appears to have been dealt several heavy blows with a hammer, as a result of which the rectangular base has been
The vandalism was first noticed by Pastor Keith Brown, the Chaplain of the Royal British Legion in Spain North, who regularly visits the monument to pay his respects. “I was absolutely mortified” he told the Leader, “when I first saw the destruction that the vandals had caused. Although I have
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here was outrage amongst members of the Royal British Legion as a cross to fallen war heroes and an RBL time capsule were found to have been vandalised in recent attacks in both
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asked around, nobody seems to have any information about the incident so there seems to be little that we can do. I will be speaking to my fellow priests at La Siesta Church, along with the President and Chairman of the Torrevieja RBL branch to see if we can stop it from happening again”. Continued on Page 2