On a sunny Sunday morning at the ‘Life for a Life’ Salmon Fields meadow memorial forest a tree and picnic bench were dedicated to a local Royton hero, who served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E) on numerous tours.
Michael Pavitt or ‘Pav’ as he was known to his friends and family was affectionately remembered with a parade, whilst a lone piper and standard bearers from local associations in Oldham, presided over the tree and bench dedication, which had been paid for through kind donations by the local community.
‘Life for a Life’ on many occasions offer help to local communities who wish to do something special for heroes like ‘Pav’. However on this occasion the effort was not all ours.
We would like to thank all whom attended the tree and bench dedication and helped to raise the funds needed but we would also like to thank one of our long term partners, Oldham Council for allowing the use of a disused concrete base that has been on the site for some time.
‘Life for a Life‘ has carefully refurbished this base at no cost to the Council, allowing the new picnic bench to be securely fixed and replace a broken bench which once stood there.
Furthermore, we would also like to thank Chadderton Welding a local fabrication and welding company who very kindly fabricated and donated ‘free of charge‘ the 4 steel fastening cups which hold the bench in place.