War Memorials Committee
Membership of the Committee
Chair: The Hon Juan Watterson SHK
Vice: Mrs Diane Kelsey MLC
Members:
- The Venerable Irene Cowell, Archdeacon of Man
- Mr Keith Dalrymple
- Mr Robert Dowty
- Mr Bruce Kirkham
- Mr Dean W H Johnson
- Ms Boakesey Jenet Closs
Terms of Reference
The Committee will be responsible for:
- Ensuring a proper registration of War Memorials throughout the Isle of Man
- Promoting and researching the purpose, meaning and legacy of War Memorials throughout the Isle of Man
- Encouraging the proper maintenance and upkeep of such Memorials and
- Avoiding the destruction of, or overseeing the removal of, such Memorials by encouraging the owners or custodians to advise the Committee that such is likely prior to such actions being taken so as to enable the Committee to ascertain any actions that may be appropriate for them to safeguard the Memorial
The establishment of the Committee will not remove the responsibility for War Memorials from Local Authorities.
The Committee is required to produce an Annual Report to be published and made available on the Government website.
Register of War Memorials
Protecting our War Memorials
The Committee wishes to draw the attention of Custodians to the practical guidance and assistance that is available from the War Memorials Trust and Historic England.
We strongly recommend that you visit their respective websites:
- War Memorials Trust website
- Caring for memorials - UK War Memorials website
- Looking after war memorials - Historic England website
The following links below may be of particular interest:
- Guidance for custodians - UK Department for Constitutional Affairs
- Bulletin – We will remember 1914 – 1918 - War Memorials Trust
- Conserving war memorials - War Memorials Trust
- Protecting our war memorials together - War Memorials Trust
- War Memorials Act 2016
- War Memorials Act 2016 (Appointed Day) Order 2017
- War Memorials (Planning) Order 2017
- War Memorials (Ecclesiastical Exemption) Order 2017
Annual Reports
The Committee is required to produce an Annual Report to be published and made available on the Government website. All past annual reports can be accessed via the links below: