An exhibition of memorial quilts honouring those affected by terrorism will be displayed at Manchester Cathedral from 16 – 28 June.
The exhibition, organised by the South Eastern Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF), supports the victims and survivors of terrorism across Great Britain including atrocities in Birmingham, Hyde Park, Regents Park, the M62 coach bomb, Warrington and the many army personnel murdered in Northern Ireland but whose families are based in Great Britain.
Across the seven memorial quilts which will be displayed, almost 500 innocents are remembered, ordinary yet extraordinary men, women and children from across the community and who died in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and mainland Europe.
The seven quilts are titled, Your Legacy Lives On, A Patchwork of Innocents, Uniting Innocent Victims, Terrorism Knows No Borders, Brougher Mountain Innocents Remembered and Through Remembering, We Build Bridges and Lives That Mattered.
The quilts were developed by a team of special volunteers within SEFF under the guidance of a project facilitator.
The key messages of the memorial quilts are Violence was futile and totally unjustified,those remembered are wholly innocent and The legacy of those represented will live on amongst those left behind.
SEFF’s Director Kenny Donaldson explained: “The quilts humanise those being remembered who may be said to be ordinary people but who were actually extraordinary to those who they were known to best.
“Each of the quilt titles reflect core messages we wish to represent through the lives being remembered and also honoured. The basis for the quilts can be found in comments made by many families, no-one remembers us, no-one cares, we are forgotten. The SEFF Family ALWAYS remembers and will continue to do so in the months and years ahead, thus ensuring that the legacy of innocents and the way in which they chose to live their lives is represented.”
