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It was a privilege to welcome the Welsh Guards RST North to St Martin's on a recent Monday evening as part of a journey to raise awareness for Welsh Guards that have made the ultimate sacrifice as a result of operations since the Second World War. Follow their journey on Facebook at 'Road to Remembrance'

Vicar of St Martin’s Celebrated!

The Violet Plaques Project has seen eleven temporary plaques installed across the city in key locations to commemorate moments within the suffragette movement. The idea for the violet plaques arose during the research phase of the Eastern Cloisters Project, a Heritage Lottery Funded project based within the cloisters of Hereford Cathedral. In St Martin’s we have a plaque to commemorate Reverend George Kirwood. Born in London in 1819, George Henry Kirwood attended St Bees Theological College, Cumbria, which was for the training of non-graduate clergymen. He became Vicar of St Martin’s Church in Hereford in 1857 retiring in 1893. He sought to improve local conditions for the community, providing education through the foundation of St Martin’s School in 1859. Reverend Kirwood was elected President of the Hereford YMCA in 1866, a post he held until he retired. He campaigned for women’s equality and wrote extensively on the need for universal suffrage. In May 1878 he addressed a public meeting at Shire Hall organised by the National Society for Women’s Suffrage. Follow the stories by using #VioletPlaques.