Before Theft of Bronze Plaques...

After the Theft....

Residents may be aware that the bronze plaques attached to the Carshalton War Memorial at Honeywood Walk were stolen a few weeks ago around 28th-29th September. We understand that both the local Sutton police and the Metropolitan Police at large are still investigating.  It is obviously extremely distressing to residents when such callous thefts take place and we hope that the plaques may eventually turn up.

ITN did an item on the lunchtime news on Monday, 31st October which involved Sutton’s Cllr. Graham Tope. Cllr. Tope is the executive councillor with responsibility for the borough’s war memorials. He filmed an interview for ITN in the afternoon which went out with the ITN evening news. He was interviewed also by BBC TV and Radio from the war memorial then as well.

Local Cllr. Alan Salter says: “We’ve been told by the Council that the stolen plaques will be replaced by having the names carved in Portland stone as a permanent part of the memorial, at a cost of £20,000. That can’t be done in time for Remembrance Day on Sunday, 13th November 2011, so there will be a temporary wooden replacement this year”.

Update 2nd November: The Council have arranged for temporary plaques to be made and these are scheduled to be fitted on Thursday 10th November 2011 so that they are up in time for Remembrance Sunday on the 13th.