ALLISTER VISITS SAVER/NAVER
01 July 2006
DUP MEP Jim Allister, along with newly elected Armagh Mayor, William Irwin, were the special guests of Markethill based victims’ group SAVER/NAVER on a tour of their headquarters, Bingham House, and the new victims Rememberance Garden which is nearing completion.
Mr Allister had assisted the group to access a considerable fund of money from Europe, which is being deployed in engaging staff on specific projects to help County Armagh victims. As the work on the Remembrance Garden nears completion the MEP was invited to come and see the progress being made.
Speaking on the occasion, Jim Allister said, “It is wonderful to see these fantastic premises and to see at first hand the excellent work being done on behalf of often forgotten victims of terrorism. I was particularly impressed by the Garden which will give the Wall, where victims’ names will be inscribed, a tranquil and magnificent setting.”
The MEP continued, “Saver/Naver, like other groups acting for victims, is doing marvellous work. During my time as an MEP I’ve been pleased to make their needs a priority and delighted to have been able to help. My vision is that such groups in the longer term will become self-sustaining and certainly the plans of this group for some commercial development is prudent planning for the future. Too often the victims of terrorism, and their pain, go unnoticed, but we must never forget either the savagery of those that made them victims or the stoic resilience with which they have borne this burden. I was, therefore, delighted to meet a large cross-section of Armagh victims today.”
