New blue plaque for Preston poverty relief charity after mystery of the missing original goes unsolved
in 2019, a matter of months before the structure it was attached to was flattened to make way for a new residential care complex.
Three years on, and Broughton Parish Council has funded a brand new blue plaque to recognise the group’s vital historic and ongoing role.Post that he was delighted to see an acknowledgement of the society’s history once again take pride of place in the centre of the village where it was founded. However, he added that the whereabouts of the original sign remain a mystery.
“There were rumours going around at the time that the building was going to be demolished and [it was suggested that the plaque] had been stored somewhere. The Touch of Spice restaurant pictured in 2019, shortly before its demolition - with the blue plaque still in situ
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