The Friends of the Watts Memorial was established in 2015 with the primary aims of protecting, preserving and promoting the Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman’s Park London and, ultimately, to work towards completing it in full as its creator, the artist G. F. Watts, originally intended.
The Friends is a not-for-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers and governed by a constitution. The main activities of the Friends are:
- Working with various partners, including the Bishop of London’s Office, the Corporation of London and the Watts Gallery, to ensure that the Watts Memorial is maintained and conserved.
- Promoting and publicising the memorial so as to raise its profile and increase public engagement and knowledge about it.
- Planning and staging events related to the memorial.
- Supporting the work of those who wish to research the history of the memorial or to undertake events related to it.
- Fundraising to support the conservation of the memorial and to facilitate its completion.
The activities and day-to-day administration of the Friends is undertaken by a management committee which meets at least four times per year. An Annual Lecture and General Meeting is held once a year in September and Friends are invited to attend.
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