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The West Africa Squadron Memorial Fund in the press
Since being founded, the West Africa Squadron Memorial Fund project has been featured in a number of UK and international news publications and media outlets.
We are pleased to showcase some of the notable mentions that the fund has attracted below.
Read MoreTrading in Falsehoods
The Spectator
06/04/2024
Read More"The most expensive moral action ever undertaken" - Penny Mordaunt on the West Africa Squadron
GB News
30/01/2024
Read MoreRoyal Navy: Memorial plan for the West Africa Squadron backed by Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt
Portsmouth News
08/01/2024
Read MoreLet's build a memorial to the Navy's slave trade busters, says Penny Mordaunt, who warns truth is in danger of being lost forever
Daily Mail
05/01/2024
Read MoreBritain has less to apologise for on slavery than any other nation on Earth
The Telegraph
12/03/2024
Read MoreHow the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron freed 150,000 slaves, righting a wrong that lasted almost two centuries
Daily Mail
27/01/2024
Read MoreDefence chief backs calls to build new memorial honouring the Navy's slave trade busters
Daily Mail
06/01/2024
Read MoreCalls for West Africa Squadron memorial to be built in Portsmouth to honour fallen sailors who freed slaves
Portsmouth News
04/10/2023
Read MoreSchools must teach children about heroes who stopped slavery, campaigners tell Education Secretary
The Telegraph
14/02/2024
Read MoreAfter 157 years Portsmouth have a memorial to West Africa Squadron
St. Helena Independent
11/01/2024
Read MoreLord Ashcroft pledges £25k for memorial to Navy slave trade busters
Daily Mail
06/01/2024
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