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NEWSLETTER Issue 6: Dec 2019 www.swan.org.uk www.laindonfutures.co.uk
Laindon War Memorial Relocated
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wan have moved the War Memorial and Jubilee Fountain to a temporary location so that they can work on creating the new public space that will form the heart of Laindon Place. They commissioned fine art and antiquities removal experts Momart (www.momart.com), who have a Royal Warrant, to carry out the removal and temporary re-instatement and they will return to install both of these much loved memorials to the centre of the new high street. The Swan team worked with local historian Ken Porter to create a bespoke hoarding around the War Memorial which highlights the names of all veterans who lost their lives from Laindon and the surrounding areas during WW1 and WW2. It is planned that the names will be recorded permanently once the memorial is sited in its final position. Whilst plans are to be finalised, Swan are working with Building Crafts College Stone Masons in Stratford to ensure a fitting reminder remains. Laindon Place | December 2019
What to expect over the coming months A mobile crane will be brought in to enable works to start on the steel frame construction on top of the new Swan office. Works on the Phase 1 podium deck will continue. There will be a crane positioned on the Landmark site at Burdock Drive as the remaining timber frame panels required to construct the new homes are delivered to site.
DEC
Subject to approvals, Danacre will be restricted to one-way traffic for four weeks as work to stormwater drains is completed. On the Landmark site at Burdock Drive the internal and external works will continue; there should be a reduction to the number of heavy lorries delivering to this site but small trade deliveries will continue.
JAN
Internal fit-out work will continue on the Landmark site at Burdock Drive. On the Laindon Place site podium and groundworks continue.
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