Invitation to the Launch of ‘The Friends of Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood’

Horncliffe Village Hall – 5-30 till 6-30 on Sunday 19th January 2025

A Horncliffe Community initiative to celebrate the ‘Grinham Legacy’ incorporating: -

Paths & Benches, Woodland & Wildlife, History & Commemoration, Art & Photography, Health & Wellbeing.

The Presentation Format: -

‘An Insight to Horncliffe’s 2nd World War Generation’

Bill Robertson

Retired head of department at Glasgow Academy.

Bill was born & raised in the village, comes from a long line of Horncliffe Robertson’s.

‘Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood – An Introduction to Our Project’

James Herriot

A Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood Trustee.

James spent his childhood & teenage years in Horncliffe & returned as a resident 40+ years ago.

‘Memorial Tablet in Remembrance of Fusilier Stuart Brown’

Thomas Burns

Aptly a young Horncliffe resident - Stuart Brown’s age when he became a POW.

‘The Elements Involved in the Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood Initiative’

Adrian Bell

A Horncliffe resident and Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood Trustee.

‘Supporting Statement on behalf of the Landowners’

Robbie Hunter

A well-known Horncliffe resident – an element of Grinham’s Wood being on his land.

‘A reading from a forthcoming book incorporating Benchmark at Grinham’s Wood’

James Herriot – The Author

‘The Friends of Grinham’s Wood – Launch & Explanation’

BAGW Trustees

The bar at the village hall will be available for refreshments prior to, during and after the presentation.