Blue Plaque Honours Horley’s WW1 ‘Munitionettes’

Blue plaque honours Horley’s WW1 ‘Munitionettes’

Horley Local History Society has unveiled a blue plaque at the front of The Archway Theatre, in The Drive, Horley, commemorating the town’s ‘Munitionettes’. These were women who acquired this nickname in World War One because, from 1915 to 1918, they made munitions for the British military.

Mayor Abiebie And Gebrselassie Unveil Heritage Plaque For Great Ethiopian Run

The World Athletics Heritage Plaque was awarded to the Great Ethiopian Run (2001) in the category of ‘Competition’ during a ceremony in the National Museum of Ethiopia, in the presence of the Mayor of Addis Ababa Her Excellency Adanech Abiebie, on Thursday (20). Mayor Abiebie and race founder Haile Gebrselassie unveiled the plaque in its impressive permanent location, the gallery of the museum which houses the Imperial Throne of Emperor Haile Se…