From the Battle of Britain London Monument website -
'Press Releases
22nd November 2004
Battle of Britain Monument Fund nears its target
Announcement from Rt. Hon The Lord Tebbit
Lord Tebbit, chairman of the Battle of Britain Monument Committee, announces today that some £1.6 million has now been raised towards the estimated cost of £1.65m, and that the balance is expected to be attained very shortly.
Significantly, more than £230,000 has been received in the last two weeks following Lord Tebbit's revelation in the Mail on Sunday that the Lotteries Heritage Fund had, with the support of the Culture Secretary Miss Tessa Jowell, financed another World War II monument but had refused assistance to the Battle of Britain London Monument.
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Notes to Editors
The Battle of Britain Monument is an initiative of the Battle of Britain Historical Society. It will be sited on the Thames embankment by Westminster pier. Progress on the monument fundraising, design and construction can be found on this website,
www.bbm.org.uk. Battle of Britain London Monument Ltd is based at:
11 Greenland Road
Barnet, Herts EN5 2AL
Phone 020 8440 5422
Chairman of the Fundraising committee: The Rt Hon. Lord Tebbit
Sculptor: Paul Day
Architects: Donald Insall:
www.donaldinsallassociates.co.uk
Foundry: Morris Singer:
www.morrissinger.co.uk
Monument web site:
www.bbm.org.uk
Battle of Britain Historical Society:
www.battleofbritain.net'
Geoff.