00:00A lot of councils have shown interest in having almost like their own tribute because that's what
00:05this is. This isn't a memorial, this is a lasting tribute so it's for all service personnel whether
00:11they're with us or passed on or even still serving. And phase one in South Tyneside obviously this is
00:18the start hopefully of something bigger. We started 10 years ago in Sunderland and we've
00:23done 14 phases now we've got nearly 1200 stones down so there's an appetite for this sort of
00:30tribute and we'd like to see it grow through this park up towards the steps at the top end.
00:38I just hope that everyone who's come today is really proud of what they've seen and they'll
00:41spread the word to other members of the horses community and encourage them to become part of
00:49this project going forward. I think yes we remember the fallen every Remembrance Day
00:55and on other days but we never remember the people who actually served and then came back
01:01and that's what this walkway is really all about. Yes we will have tablets for the fallen
01:08but it's mostly for the veterans who returned but we've never ever said thank you.
01:13And I think it's a marvellous idea, it's a national idea. I think Sunderland were before us
01:20but we're very proud to have walked ours today. It's a fabulous walkway right in front of the
01:26sea, a lovely place to walk and to remember and to say thank you and I'm sure once people do know
01:34about this that people will come forward and want to remember their own loved ones. My dad served
01:40he was in the Royal Navy, he came back and lived to a ripe old age and many did but we've never
01:47said thank you. It's just a massive thank you to the people who kept this coming.
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