Sheila Pantin launches three months of events marking the centenary of Harrogate's war memorial.
Ms Sheila Pantin has been chosen to launch the 12-week long celebrationsA World War Two veteran is launching a programme of events to mark the centenary of Harrogate's war memorial - just weeks before her 100th birthday.
She will be cutting a ribbon to declare open the celebrations, including the More Than A Name On A Memorial exhibition, which is to be staged at Harrogate's West Park United Reformed Church. Nigel McClea, chair of the Harrogate War Memorial Project Group, said: "Thanks to herculean efforts over many years by local historian Graham Roberts, all 1,163 names have been researched.
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