Cavendish Road War Memorial

On Wednesday 21st August 1940, a lone Dornier 17 bomber from the German Air Force or Luftwaffe dropped its bombs along Cavendish Road killing 6 civilians-3 from Saffron Hill Road and 3 from Cavendish Road. Their ages range from 76 to just 2 years.

There are still people alive who remember the bombing. Their stories are told on the website: www.airraidshelterstories.co.uk.

77 years later, the Aylestone Park Residents’ Group are organising a Weekend of Remembrance to commemorate the dead.

We had permission to install a War Memorial on the wall outside of the Church of the Nativity on Cavendish Road.

They shall not be forgotten

For further information:

, please e-mail cegarner@btinternet.com or

telephone/text Christopher Garner on 07514416698.