Field of Remembrance
Once again the Trust has made a donation to The Royal British Legion and will have a cross commemorating the 48 Cobbolds who died in two World Wars planted in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. The official opening will take place at 11am on Thursday 7th November and the Field will be open from 12 noon that day and from 9am to 4pm daily until Sunday 17th November.
Permission has been granted for the Keeper to lay a wreath at the Menin Gate in Ypres on 11th November and a further donation was made to The Royal British Legion when the wreath was ordered.
Friends of Wortham Church
A new website has been created for the FOWC at www.friendsofworthamchurch.weebly.com which is strongly recommended for all who want to support the church where Richard Cobbold was Rector for 52 years. The site has excellent photos of the new window on which we have reported previously. There is also an excellent new guide book available via the website at just £3.50. A link has been installed from this site.
Thanks are extended to….
Lady Kenya Tatton-Brown #1490, for the loan of a photo album compiled from 1911 by Adela Mary Evelyn Monins (1893-1986) #1168 in the tree, later Viscountess Broome.
Virginia Booth-Jones #966 for 2 books, some papers and photographs relating to Sir Harry Parkes #894 and some of his descendents.
Robyn and Penelope Sharpe for advice on a book having a chapter devoted to Richard Cobbold and the Lyrebird sent back to England by Margaret Catchpole.