DEDICATED TREE PLANTING AT THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF ELLEN STRANGE

 

DEDICATED TREE PLANTING

HONOUR ELLEN STRANGE AND ALL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

10:30am ON THURSDAY 20^th MARCH

EMMANUEL CHURCH, CHAPEL LANE, HOLCOMBE BL8 4NB

Since 2014 there has been an annual remembrance walk up onto Holcombe Moor  outside Ramsbottom to the oldest site in the world to commemorate a domestic violence victim, Ellen Strange, murdered there in 1761 by her husband. Since when local people have laid stones and over time a cairn has been formed in memory of Ellen and all the victims and survivors of domestic abuse and violence, virtually all of whom are women and girls.

You can watch the event at :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0_uhqtluol&t=5s

You can read more at:- http://markwrite.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ellen-strangebooklet.pdf

Now following extensive research, Ellen's final, currently unmarked resting place has been located. Fittingly this happens to be the spot where the annual walk starts.

On 20^th March at 10:30 the Breightmet Butterflies Women's group will lead a planting of a rosemary bush at Ellen's resting place, followed by short speeches, dedications and a minute of reflection. Flowers are welcome to be laid at the resting place

For more details contact Mark Metcalf on 07392852561 

metcalfmc@outlook .com