A new war memorial to remember those who died from Bainsford came a step closer to reality after the project was granted a further £25,000 from Falkirk ’s Common Good Fund.
It would bear the names of more than 200 young men from Bainsford who died in combat – many of whom are buried in France or Belgium with no known grave.The latest money awarded to the project will be added to the £40,000 that the fund gave to Bainsford War Memorial Association last June.Another £10,000 came from Falkirk Council’s Community Choices fund as well as some community fundraising.At the Falkirk Common Good Fund Committee, councillors heard that the project costs had now increased to £90,000 and fundraising had been a struggle due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Falki
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