UNISON Members - Cheddleton, Staffordshire, UK. - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

The bench is located at the edge of the car park facing the pool at the Deep Hayes Country Park.

The metal bench is painted green and has a slatted seat and back with black metal legs and arm rests.

A plaque on the back of the bench is inscribed as follows;
'WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY 28TH APRIL 2001
BENCH SPONSORED BY UNISON STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
DIED DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK'

"Workers’ Memorial Day was established in America in 1970 in a bid to remember the hundreds of thousands of working people killed and injured on the job every year. The April 28 date was chosen to mark the Occupational Health and Safety Act which came into force on that day. After being recognised in Canada, in 1985, and in other parts of the world, it was brought to the UK by Tommy Hart in 1992. The late activist had been campaigning for improved standards in the West Midlands after he was injured in a workplace accident. Trade unions and campaigners adopted the event and its slogan, ‘remember the dead, fight like hell for the living’, and the day of remembrance became a rallying call for change. Now workers and their representatives from all over the world come together on April 28 to demand action, demonstrate and honour those who have lost their lives because of their job." Source: (visit link)

Deep Hayes Country Park is a mixture of woods, meadows and pools. The park covers 143 acres and includes a visitor centre and toilets (suitable for people with disabilities). The pools began life as a reservoir, built in 1848 by the Potteries Waterworks Company to compensate the River Churnet for loss of water in serving the mills downstream and also to supply water for Hanley, Burslem and Tunstall.
The reservoir was abandoned in 1979 and resulted in the creation of a Country Park. (visit link)

Where is this bench located?: Facing the pool at Deep Hayes Country Park Who is this bench honoring?: UNISON Members who died during the course of their work.

Visit Instructions:
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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/29/2020 Gushoneybun visited it