Cinderloo 1821 the community group set up to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Cinderloo is launching a public petition calling on Telford & Wrekin Council to include Cinderloo in the names being considered to for the Telford central railway bridge.
On Saturday the group have a walk arranged as part of the Wrekin Local Studies Group ‘History on foot’ programme.
The walk starts in Oakengates then passes the site where the battle took place and then crossing the new railway bridge on the way back through St George’s & Priorslee to Oakengates.
The group intend to launch the petition before crossing the bridge around noon.
Spokesperson Pete Jackson said “The project has generated a lot of local interest and we believe the naming of the bridge provides a great opportunity to mark Telford’s industrial history as well as celebrating the people in the past who made great sacrifices to make Telford the place it is today.
We are encouraging our supporters to promote the petition calling on Telford & Wrekin to reconsider their decision and will be continuing our campaign to promote social justice and a forgotten part of Telfords heritage”
Details of Saturday walk can be found here
ttp://cinderloo.com/2019/07/07/cinderloo-miners-walk-13th-july-2019-starts-10am/
Cinderloo 1821 Remembered 
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