Welcome to the RAF Newton Memorial Fund
ABOVE: The bronze statue in Tom's workshop.
BELOW: An artist's impression of the memorial, painted by Tim O'Brien. This sitting-down pose won our public vote to decide which version. For more information about the work of Tim O'Brien, please visit his website at: www.timobrienart.co.uk
In May 2011, the RAF Newton Memorial Fund was set up by local residents and veterans who had come together over the previous year to ensure that a permanent structure was created at the former RAF Newton before it disappeared forever under housing development, to remember everyone who served here between 1940 and 2001.
Twelve years later and our sculptor Tom Nicholls installed the bronze statue of a wartime pilot and was unveiled on Sunday 23rd April 2023, St George's Day.
Royal Air Force Newton
1940 to 2001
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