Putting the story boards up are from left, Liz Stolwyk, Sam Ferkins, Heather Wellington, Grahame Webber, Raewyn Handcock, Alan Wellington and Stuart Stace.
Story boards telling the story of Cambridge’s French connection will stay up until February.
The signboards, made for the commemoration of 100 years since the liberation of Le Quesnoy in 1918, were originally used in the plaza outside the Town Hall.
They were designed by Richard Stowers, a graphic artist and military historian.
A ceremony tomorrow will mark the 104th anniversary of the French town’s liberation by New Zealand troops.
The signs were put up last week opposite Saint Andrews Church, near a six metre high Le Quesnoy memorial sculpture created by Fred Graham.
Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk says the importance of the location is tied to Saint Andrews Church, where stained glass windows in the church depict the liberation of Le Quesnoy.
She would like to display the signs every year.
Le Quesnoy, one of Cambridge’s sister cities, is in north eastern France and was in German hands until almost the end of WWI. New Zealand troops positioned a ladder on the 6 metre tall wall, and liberated the town back from the Germans.
Today, the connection between Cambridge and Le Quesnoy is still strong, and New Zealanders are celebrated in Le Quesnoy, with street names and monuments.
- Grace Odlum is a Wintec journalism student.
