Reporter Joe Buncle pays a visit to The People's Memorial at Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth.
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00:00 Tucked away between Milton Common and Eastern Road is one of Portsmouth's most beautiful
00:15 war memorials and I've come today to see it for myself.
00:35 The People's Memorial sits at a scenic spot at Langstone Harbour in the North Portsea
00:46 Island.
00:47 The monument itself consists of a stone cairn and a flagpole flying a Union Jack and other
00:51 regimental emblems.
01:04 It began in 2009 when dedicated local man Willie Goldfinch laid the first stone.
01:18 It serves as a powerful tribute to the men and women serving in the British Armed Forces
01:23 today.
01:39 Opposite the monument is a tranquil garden home to doves and with benches to sit and
01:44 reflect.
02:00 A message from Willie at the site of the garden reads "All are welcome to enjoy the peace
02:06 and tranquility of the People's Memorial and to reflect with hope in your hearts for a
02:12 better way and a new beginning that might one day erase forever the need for war."
02:17 The garden is a popular spot for a walk.
02:41 You can find the People's Memorial by heading from Milton Common and following along the
02:54 coast path or taking a detour from Easton Road nearby.
02:58 Thanks for watching!
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