Palmerston Residents Association Commemoration Campaign Says Thank You To Sir Reg Empey Of The Ulster Unionst Party

The Palmerston Residents Association wish to thank Cllr Sir Reg Empey MLA and leader of the Ulster Unionst Party for Northern Ireland in his outright support for our Campaign to have a commemoration for the Smiles Family placed outside the new development, which now replaces the home of the one of the founder members of the Belfast Rope Works one of the largest in the world. The Association has been in contact with the new owners of the site Wesley Housing Association Ltd Carrickfergus, in an effort to get them to change ther minds on a Commemoration for this great family being placed some where inside the new building. The Association feels this would just not be a suitable Commemoration as it would exclude the public to veiw it. The Association has always stated that any sort of Commemoration should be placed outside to enable our residents and our children to see the important familys who lived in our area, and how they were part of Northern Irelands great industrial history as a world leader in Shipbuiding,Aircraft Innovation and Rope Making. The Association looks to its present day Industry to support our Campaign in remembering what acheviements were made in Northern Ireland, and bringing them to the fore giving our children a sense of belonging to what was once a great Industrial nation and a part of history that we should encourage them to be proud of, many Thanks Sir Reg from the Palmerston Residents AssociationChairman Terry Hoey