Fiona Bruce MP supports soldiers at Alsager Military Exhibition
Fiona Bruce MP attended this year’s Alsager Military Exhibition, which for a third year was held at Alsager Library. It contained a display of military items including uniforms, weapons and items used by soldiers during many different wars and in different places around the world.During her visit Fiona met with former servicemen, Ken Graham, who has collected the military memorabilia over many years, Bob Simpson, Graham Naylor and Alec McNee. The four soldiers between them have given a total of 48 years service in the Falklands, Germany, Cyprus, Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia.
Fiona said “One of the aims of the exhibition is for further understanding of military service amongst young people and this has been very well achieved.”
Ken Graham said:
“We have had a successful exhibition; over 200 children have visited the exhibition in the course of the week including from local schools Cranberry, Excalibur, Highfields and Pikemere. At 11 am on 11th November they were lined up all around the library and every one of them joined in the two minutes silence and I was very impressed by how sincerely they did so and joined to say ‘We will remember them’.”
At the exhibition Fiona Bruce presented Ken Graham with a 1907 military sword which had been in her family for many years saying “I’m glad it’s found a good home at last!”
