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« on: March 19, 2018, 15:56:54 pm » |
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On the 25th of March we reach 100 years since the death of Walter Tull. The club have produced a video:-
Also well worth checking out the Phil Vasili documentary if you haven't seen it.
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2018, 17:34:46 pm » |
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A statement to add on this here from the Supporters' Trust:
NTFC Supporters' Trust will be playing a full part in the centenary commemoration of Walter Tull, the former Northampton Town footballer who was the first black officer to lead white British soldiers in battle in World War One.
The Trust will be represented at Saturday’s memorial service at the statue of Walter in the courtyard at Northampton’s Guildhall.
And we will lay a wreath of remembrance at the Walter Tull Memorial at Sixfields, prior to the Good Friday home match against Charlton Athletic.
The Trust will also:
1) Arrange for a stonemason to refresh the fading lettering on the Walter Tull memorial at Sixfields.
2) Set up a ‘No Barriers’ campaign designed to benefit football supporters nationwide, as part of the Government’s Tull 100 initiative.
3) Speak to the football club about a community-based project which all Cobblers clubs can sign up to for next season.
Trust chairman Andy Roberts said: “The story of Walter Tull is both fascinating and inspiring and is one which deserves to be heard loud and clear.
"At Northampton Town we all stand on the shoulders of a pioneering giant. We hope this commemoration can inspire the footballing community in Northampton for many years to come.
“We will continue to aim to raise the profile of Walter Tull and, in his name, work to remove any barriers to football fans enjoying this beautiful game.”
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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2018, 13:28:35 pm » |
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well done the trust on this.
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2018, 14:08:02 pm » |
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+ another one. Mark Dean is doing a radio show on BBC Northampton this Sunday from the Somme. This should be available on catch up here if you miss it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00210krJimmy and Kelvin visited earlier in the week to lay flowers. |
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 19:31:31 pm » |
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Yes, I recorded football focus and this was the same piece used on there. The Mark Dean radio show should now be available on catch up for those who missed it and are interested. |
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 19:44:29 pm » |
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For anyone who has never been to Northern France to visit either the battlefields, the memorials, or the cemeteries, please do take the time soon (especially before Brexit).
To really appreciate it, you need time (maybe a day or two) to acclimatise, first. This allows you to take in what is now peace and tranquility. I recommend going to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy (after which, the Vickers Vimy was named - famous for the first transatlantic flight by Alcock & Brown). There are trenches to visit, vistas to see, and memorials to wonder at. The futility of sending man against killing machine....... and the number of men killed in one day to try to take that ridge is mind-boggling. The rest of life is meaningless after that.
Please, if you go, don't treat it as a beer trip. The sacrifice of so many of our ancestors, and their bravery, is best understood whilst sober, and feeling a little shivery in the early morning......
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2018, 10:55:32 am » |
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For anyone who has never been to Northern France to visit either the battlefields, the memorials, or the cemeteries, please do take the time soon (especially before Brexit).
To really appreciate it, you need time (maybe a day or two) to acclimatise, first. This allows you to take in what is now peace and tranquility. I recommend going to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy (after which, the Vickers Vimy was named - famous for the first transatlantic flight by Alcock & Brown). There are trenches to visit, vistas to see, and memorials to wonder at. The futility of sending man against killing machine....... and the number of men killed in one day to try to take that ridge is mind-boggling. The rest of life is meaningless after that.
Please, if you go, don't treat it as a beer trip. The sacrifice of so many of our ancestors, and their bravery, is best understood whilst sober, and feeling a little shivery in the early morning......
I have been to many of these places across Northern France over the years. I can remember on a school trip to the Somme our teachers told us to find our 4 grandparents family names and to try and find these names listed on the extensive memorials of dead soldiers and that really brought it home to some on the trip see their family names listed. And we will still be able to visit France after Brexit. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2018, 12:56:30 pm » |
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Also very poignant is when passing cloutsham street near the Mounts, remembering as many as 12 men from that small street that left for war and never returned.
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2018, 16:09:27 pm » |
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I understand that the club will marking the 100 Since Walter's death years officially at the game on Friday.
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#Frank
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« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2018, 15:15:54 pm » |
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Looks like a number of the Charlton fans are intending to arrive early and join in the pre match tribute on Friday. Great to hear.
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« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2018, 17:55:16 pm » |
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For anyone who has never been to Northern France to visit either the battlefields, the memorials, or the cemeteries, please do take the time soon (especially before Brexit).
To really appreciate it, you need time (maybe a day or two) to acclimatise, first. This allows you to take in what is now peace and tranquility. I recommend going to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy (after which, the Vickers Vimy was named - famous for the first transatlantic flight by Alcock & Brown). There are trenches to visit, vistas to see, and memorials to wonder at. The futility of sending man against killing machine....... and the number of men killed in one day to try to take that ridge is mind-boggling. The rest of life is meaningless after that.
Please, if you go, don't treat it as a beer trip. The sacrifice of so many of our ancestors, and their bravery, is best understood whilst sober, and feeling a little shivery in the early morning......
Done vimy ridge, very interesting and moving. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2018, 17:55:58 pm » |
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A statement to add on this here from the Supporters' Trust:
NTFC Supporters' Trust will be playing a full part in the centenary commemoration of Walter Tull, the former Northampton Town footballer who was the first black officer to lead white British soldiers in battle in World War One.
The Trust will be represented at Saturday’s memorial service at the statue of Walter in the courtyard at Northampton’s Guildhall.
And we will lay a wreath of remembrance at the Walter Tull Memorial at Sixfields, prior to the Good Friday home match against Charlton Athletic.
The Trust will also:
1) Arrange for a stonemason to refresh the fading lettering on the Walter Tull memorial at Sixfields.
2) Set up a ‘No Barriers’ campaign designed to benefit football supporters nationwide, as part of the Government’s Tull 100 initiative.
3) Speak to the football club about a community-based project which all Cobblers clubs can sign up to for next season.
Trust chairman Andy Roberts said: “The story of Walter Tull is both fascinating and inspiring and is one which deserves to be heard loud and clear.
"At Northampton Town we all stand on the shoulders of a pioneering giant. We hope this commemoration can inspire the footballing community in Northampton for many years to come.
“We will continue to aim to raise the profile of Walter Tull and, in his name, work to remove any barriers to football fans enjoying this beautiful game.”
Nice one fez, well done to the trust. |
if you hate peterborough clap your hands and Fxxk off poxford.
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« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2018, 14:21:01 pm » |
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 On 32 beaches around Great Britain the faces of those who served during World War One are being created in the sand. A picture of the British army's first black officer Walter Tull is seen on Ayr Beach. He enlisted in the Army in 1914, rose to become a 2nd Lieutenant and died in the Second Battle of the Somme at the age of 29. bbc.co.uk |
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« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2018, 15:34:48 pm » |
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On 32 beaches around Great Britain the faces of those who served during World War One are being created in the sand. A picture of the British army's first black officer Walter Tull is seen on Ayr Beach. He enlisted in the Army in 1914, rose to become a 2nd Lieutenant and died in the Second Battle of the Somme at the age of 29. bbc.co.uk Ed Finlayson his relativee is outside Westminster Abbey 16.15hrs today being interviewed by BBC TV. Outlines Tulls career with Northampton; Cobblers also mentioned. Moving tribute by his relative. |
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« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2018, 17:45:39 pm » |
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I stated on a previous thread, that I was having to paint over graffiti artists work, on my hoardings at work. They were very talented, and was such a shame to have to remove them. However, nothing was on this scale.
Top marks, to whoever created that image, as I am sure that it cannot be fully appreciated from the ground. Tabascos ratings are, ten out of ten. Very impressive.
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