William Turner Plaque to be unveiled - 4th August 2014

A plaque dedicated to the memory of famous local Accrington Pals historian, William ‘Bill’ Turner, will be unveiled on Monday 4th August at 4.15pm in the Richard Ainsworth Room, Accrington Library by his wife Mrs. Ruth Turner.

The plaque is to acknowledge the huge time and effort Bill Turner spent on researching information about the Accrington Pals in order to preserve the memory of the Pals for prosperity and which he used to write his book ‘The Accrington Pals’.

Bill Turner was a local expert on the history of the Accrington Pals and had worked closely with members of Accrington Library and the location of the plaque reflects his time spent there.

Mrs Turner, a member of the Accrington Pals working group, said; 'I’m so pleased and proud that Bill’s lifelong work of chronicling the history of the Accrington Pals and recognition for their bravery is to be marked in this way. It’s especially poignant that the plaque is  installed on this day and in this year,  the centenary of  the outbreak of World War One. Also that it will be  in Accrington Library, a place very close to Bill’s heart, as it’s where he spent so much time researching the Pals.”

Mrs Turner will be joined by her family, other members of the Accrington Pals Working group, Library staff, the Mayor and Consort and other dignitaries at the unveiling.