We are two weeks into the campaign to raise enough money to establish and maintain a permanent memorial to all the service men and women from Mansfield who have given their lives since the end of World War Two and it's an amazing ride already.

Our aim was to get every licensed premises in the District to support the campaign, there are an estimated 94 of them according to figures provided by the Borough Council; to date there are 74 of them involved and supporting the campaign! Have a look at some of the media coverage we have had here - http://www.chad.co.uk/news/March-For-Mansfield39s-Heroes.5748147.jp
The story is in the local paper and on their website every week and has featured on BBC East Midlands and Cenatral TV as well as BBC and independent radio.

The campaign's Facebook groups page is going well with nearly 400 members http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=182757543523&v=app_2373072738#/group.php?gid=182757543523&v=info and that's happened in a matter of days.

We have been in meetings with the Mayor and the Mercian Regiment about where to place the memorial and our plans for a military march into Mansfield on the 13th of December. So far the Army and Air Cadets have agreed to march and we are meeting with the Sea Cadets and local TA to get them on board.

It really is amazing what can be achieved if a town gets mobilised in this way.