36 Royal Engineer Regiment has been associated with the County Town of Maidstone for 60 years and to mark this year’s anniversary an appeal has been lodged to raise funds for a life-size bronze statue of an engineer from the regiment, commissioned by Mary Cox. The statue has been requested by the people of Maidstone, to commemorate the hard work that the regiment has contributed in the current tours, especially within Helmand. The trust aims to raise a total of £35,000 by November, when the statue is expected to be unveiled in Brenchley Gardens, Maidstone.
I am genuinely pleased to announce that we have made a donation of £2000 to this appeal and am proud that we will be associated with this worthwhile cause. Councillor Dan Daley a trustee of the Maidstone Trust, came to our Aylesford site to accept the donation.
Today many soldiers from Royal Engineers are on the front line in Afghanistan dealing with improvised explosive devises and our local regiment has lost six of its number in pursuit of this dangerous yet essential work, which no doubt has saved many more lives.
It was to assist those injured soldiers from the Continent in 1919 that we were established and today, we remain committed as ever to assisting those serving, and those who have served our country and therefore it seems entirely appropriate that some of the proceeds from our industries contribute to this noble and publicly spirited appeal.
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