Cllr Chris Lomax along with other members of Leyland and Farington Community Hub attended the unveiling of the memorial garden opposite the Ye Olde Hob Inn in Bamber Bridge to remember the fatal shooting of a black US Soldier during racial violence in Lancashire in Worl War II. Trouble began when white American military police officers tried to enforce their segregation rules in the UK but the local people of Bamber Bridge took a stance against it. Cllr Chris lomax said he is “so proud” of the memorial which tells the story of the Battle of Bamber Bridge.
Battle of Bamber Bridge 24th June 1943 – Memorial
