The Campaign Timeline
2007
15 September
Article on the lack of recognition for Sir Keith Park, entitled "A collective memory failure", published in the "Mrs Moneypenny" column of The Financial Times.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/789819ca-61a8-11dc-ae58-0000779fd2ac.html#axzz1Bu3gcNXz
22 September
Response by Terry Smith offering financial support for an appropriate memorial to Sir Keith In London published by The the Financial Times.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6ad7cce-68a5-11dc-b475-0000779fd2ac.html#axzz1Bu3gcNXz
2008
7 March
Terry Smith launches the Campaign for a memorial to Sir Keith Park in Trafalgar Square
19 March
Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign raises No. 10 Downing Street website petition
29 April
Fly-in of a 'Battle of Britain' Hurricane and Messerschmitt 109 to Biggin Hill airfield in the presence of 'Battle of Britain' veterans
5-7 May
Terry Smith visits New Zealand to meet Campaign supporters, members of the Park family and politicians.
6 June
Meeting at City Hall, London, between Terry Smith, chairman of the SKPMC, The Hon. Phil Goff MP then Minister for Defence, NZ, and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. Mr. Goff delivers to Boris Johnson a letter supporting the SKPMC signed by the leaders of New Zealand’s political parties.
13 June
SKPMC Planning applications submitted to Westminster City Council for both the temporary and permanent statue of Sir Keith Park – thousands of members of the public write to Westminster City Council in support of the applications.
13 September
SKPMC supporters event held at the RAF Museum
30 October
Unveiling of the maquette Statue of Sir Keith Park at City Hall with 'Battle of Britain' veterans, Park family members, the High Commissioner for New Zealand, the High Commissioner for Malta and the Deputy Mayor of London.
2009
19 January
Cross Party SKPMC Early Day Motion '490' raised in UK Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2008-09/490
5 - 7 May
"Circuit of Britain" - Terry Smith recreated Sir Keith’s epic anti-clockwise circuit of Britain 90-years on.
7 May
Westminster City Council Planning Committee approves the planning applications for a temporary statue of Sir Keith Park on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square and a permanent statue of Sir Keith Park in Waterloo Place.
7–15 Sept
Terry Smith visits New Zealand to meet with Park family members and politicians and Campaign supporters.
4 November
Unveiling of the temporary statue of Sir Keith Park on the Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.
2010
27 July
Cross Party SKPMC Early Day Motion '651', in support of the permanent statue of Sir Keith Park in Waterloo Place, raised in the UK Parliament.
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=41608
11 September
Article welcoming the permanent statue of Sir Keith Park, entitled "At long last, a statue of the man who won the Battle of Britain", published in the "Mrs Moneypenny" column of The Financial Times.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/057340a6-baeb-11df-9e1d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1Bu3gcNXz
15 September
Permanent bronze statue of Sir Keith Park unveiled in Waterloo Place, London.