Re: Wigan Rotary : Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:59 pm
cod'ead wrote:
Having been involved with the Jack Harrison memorial at the KC, it soon became obvious that if we had relied solely on the club, nothing would've happened.
If you want a similar memorial to John Holmes, then I suggest it starts and ends with the fans. You'll need some club input but the donkey work of fundraising and commissioning a memorial shouldn't be left to the club. Nothing will happen.
The only note of caution I would sound, is the cost of a statue. I know when we looked the cost was absolutely horrendous. Even then, if it hadn't been for the grace of the bronze casting company and Campbell Engineering giving their materials and services FOC, I seriously doubt we'd have seen even the modest memorial to Jack.
What was most gratifying was the support and donations that came from right across the RL spectrum. We really are (or were then), a true family
If you want a similar memorial to John Holmes, then I suggest it starts and ends with the fans. You'll need some club input but the donkey work of fundraising and commissioning a memorial shouldn't be left to the club. Nothing will happen.
The only note of caution I would sound, is the cost of a statue. I know when we looked the cost was absolutely horrendous. Even then, if it hadn't been for the grace of the bronze casting company and Campbell Engineering giving their materials and services FOC, I seriously doubt we'd have seen even the modest memorial to Jack.
What was most gratifying was the support and donations that came from right across the RL spectrum. We really are (or were then), a true family
I was impressed the way Leeds United fans raised the money for the Don Revie Statue
