Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon tonight voted to approve a proposal from Cusher TUV councillor Keith Ratcliffe to erect a statue in memory of our late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The vote was approved by a healthy majority with 25 councillors supporting the proposal and just 15 opposing it.
Councillor Ratcliffe who is the TUVโs party chairman, said:
โTUV feel that this proposal will create a lasting and fitting memorial to our late Queen, who was loved and respected by many many people right across this
Borough.
โHer late Majesty occupies a unique place in history as the longest reigning monarch in our history and she is therefore deserving of unique recognition; if approved this will be the first royal statue in the Borough of ABC.
โABC Council has the opportunity of being one of the first regions in the UK to mark Queen Elizabeth IIโs legacy in this way.
โIt was a great honour and privilege for me to bring this motion before the Council Chamber this evening. I am grateful to Alderman Berry for seconding the motion and for the support from council colleagues who ensured the proposal passed will a comfortable majority. I look forward to the work progressing at pace so we can erect a fitting tribute to our late Majesty.โ
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