{"id":47491,"date":"2026-08-15T22:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47491"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:44:30","slug":"hull-remembers-war-heroes-at-restored-cenotaph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47491","title":{"rendered":"Hull remembers war heroes at restored cenotaph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A service to mark the 81st anniversary of VJ Day has taken place at Hull&#8217;s newly cleaned cenotaph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veterans, families and the community gathered at the monument in Paragon Square to mark the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hull City Council said the stonework of the cenotaph and the Boer War monument underwent a non-abrasive &#8220;delicate&#8221; clean in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Frances Yeaman, 91, laid a wreath for her husband, James, who served as a Royal Marine in World War Two, and said the monuments looked &#8220;really beautiful&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Frances is in a wheel chair and wears a blue top with a pearl necklace.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/5d08faed35846b2d1390e47b02971b20c7963a128c2e70e74c6fdfd0adea302d\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fbbc_us_articles_995%2Fb83348c51a013fb8200de456d4822c7e.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Frances Yeaman, 91, laid a wreath for her husband [BBC]<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We came up to it and we saw how clean it was&#8230; very, very nice, it&#8217;s lovely,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jackie Dad, deputy leader of Hull City Council, said it was really important the cenotaph was in a &#8220;clean and pristine condition&#8221; for the service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dad said she was pleased with how the monument had cleaned up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The city&#8217;s proud of its heritage and its fighting men and women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a real pleasure and a real privilege to be here for any remembrance service,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A close up of the stone work which is now a light cream.  Two people stand in front of the monument and three red poppy wreaths are at the foot of it.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/0833f325a35dd91d46768141fac91598c0fd210b0e611c0a7f37f6f4bbe141c7\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fbbc_us_articles_995%2Ffb52218443fbab891d1282b5dc61c921.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>The service took place at 11:00 BST on Saturday [BBC]<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The work was carried out by Joel Haigh on behalf of the council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Haigh said he took the project on in memory of his late grandfather, Len Wooldridge, who took part in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Each brick has been scrubbed by hand, and it&#8217;s been a real pleasure,&#8221; he said when the project was completed at the end of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keith Thompson, 77, a veteran of the Falklands conflict, said it was now in a &#8220;beautiful&#8221; condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said: &#8220;It was getting a bit dilapidated, but I&#8217;m really pleased that the council has done that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Shakesby, 79, added: &#8220;Like anything else, we have to keep it clean and keep remembering the people who did the job for us and saved us and looked after us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Thompson is wearing a dark navy suit jacket, a white shirt, and a dark tie.A peaked white cap with gold-colored embroidered badge at the front.Several small pins or badges are attached to the jacket lapels. 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