irishone Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Does anyone have any details about the Memorial Service to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Summerland Disaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Does anyone have any details about the Memorial Service to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Summerland Disaster? A memorial will be unveiled on August 2nd, I haven't heard about a service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishone Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Thanks for you reply!! Glad to know the new memorial is going ahead!! I am hoping to go over to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 According to the Douglas Borough Council website: Memorial in Kaye Memorial Garden at the foot of Summer Hill to be unveiled by Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Carol Malarkey JP., at a service of remembrance on the evening of Friday August 2nd and dedicated by the Ven Andrew Brown Archdeacon of Man. Council Leader Councillor David Christian JP says: ‘Friday August 2nd will mark the 40th anniversary of what was one of the most tragic events in Manx modern-day history You could contact them for more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishone Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 I think I will-many thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Last Bulgam Miner Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? It is normal practice to have a 40th anniversary after 40 years has passed. It avoids confusion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dalby Spook Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 ^ prat ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? "There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done!" Pretty true of most of the threads on MF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkle Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? WHY do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? Collective denial. Always celebrate Winter Hill, sinking of boats etc. but Summerland? Waiting 40 years is a disgrace, at least something's happening now that those responsible aren't around... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkle Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? Collective denial. Always celebrate Winter Hill, sinking of boats etc. but Summerland? Waiting 40 years is a disgrace, at least something's happening now that those responsible aren't around... aren't they! I know a few still about, some very prominent people still keeping their heads below the pavement.they know who they are! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I think that although it was in many ways a terrible and tragic accident, there was also a strong suggestion of possible criminal negligence surrounding the whole Summerland disaster, and there would surely have been the possibility of lawsuits if it had happened today. There was very little accountability in the IOM then (or now even) and I think that the current 'memorial' stone, little more than a bootjack and footscraper, hidden away in the garden at the bottom of Summerhill, could be seen to say a lot about the wish, by certain parties, to make the whole thing go away. Arguably, they even conned many of the public into an unwitting act of collective amnesia. On a positive note, it's nice to see that they're finally doing the right thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishone Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 I would greatly appreciate being pointed in the direction of the "prominent people still keeping their heads below the pavement" as I still have questions I require answers to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Why did it take 40 years to do this ? I thought there was already a memorial thing in those gardens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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