A way to
remember Billy and all he did for others
Plans for a
memorial to community hero Billy Lyon are being discussed by his friends.
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| Billy Lyon...extraordinary efforts |
They feel
that the work he did for Carlisle tenants and leaseholders in their fight
against Riverside Housing Association the city`s biggest landlord should be
remembered in a permanent way.
Carlisle Tenants` and Residents` Federation which
publishes this blog, put the memorial idea forward and has been supported by
Carlisle Riverside Action Group.
Billy was a
Riverside leaseholder and a long-standing member of the Federation. It was his
initiative that got the action group going with the support of the Bishop of Carlisle (the Rt.
Rev. James Newcome) and the active help of Canon Michael Manley, the Carlisle Cathedral
Missioner.
A spokesman for the Federation said:” Billy
struggled to get a fair deal from Riverside and he saw that others were
struggling in the same way. He made
extraordinary efforts to help all those people .
“We have
not yet decided on what form the
memorial should take. It might possibly be an an annual award for outstanding community work in the city”.
The spokesman added:We have spoken to Billy`s
family and they are delighted that he should be remembered in some way - they were proud of his work for
tenants and leaseholders. They indicated this at his funeral service”
