O campo de morango do Exército de Salvação instalou um novo banco memorial para homenagear as estrelas de Liverpool tardias de Gogglebox, Leon e June Bernicoff do Canal 4. Atração de visitantes com sede em Woolton, Liverpool. Eles também visitavam regularmente o site com seus próprios filhos ao longo dos anos, incluindo celebrações noturnas de fogueira e Natal. Uma placa de ouro no banco diz: “Em memória amorosa de nossos pais, os avós Leon e June Bernicoff, para quem a família quis dizer tudo. Professores inspirados que encontraram fama como aposentados.”
Unveiled at a small ceremony, attended by Leon and June’s family, including their daughters, Helen Hunter and Julie Bernicoff, the bench will be a permanent feature at the award-winning visitor attraction based in Woolton, Liverpool.
Leon and June, who became overnight stars thanks to the popular reality show, were both passionate teachers who taught at nearby Gateacre School, including a number of children who lived at the former Salvation Army children’s home at Strawberry Field. They also regularly visited the site with their own children over the years including bonfire night and Christmas celebrations.
The bench was designed and made by Peter Lavin, a passionate carpenter and trainee on the Steps at Strawberry Field programme, an initiative which empowers and supports people with barriers to employment to achieve their goals of finding paid work. A gold plaque on the bench says, “In loving memory of our parents, grandparents Leon and June Bernicoff, for whom family meant everything. Inspirational teachers who found fame as pensioners.”
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“We were looking for somewhere nice to put a memorial for my mum and dad, and Strawberry Field was a natural choice as they both taught children from Strawberry Field when they were teachers at Gateacre School.
“They were always very focused on supporting underprivileged children and helping them to make a success of their lives through education, so when we found out about the Steps to Work programme it all fitted into what type of legacy we’d like to leave on behalf of my mum and dad.”
Major Kathleen Versfeld, mission director at Strawberry Field, said:
“Através de seu trabalho como professores, Leon e June forneceram centenas de crianças locais com oportunidades vitais através da educação. Hoje, nossos passos no programa de campo de morango ajuda os jovens a acessar o emprego, por isso parece apropriado que sua memória viva aqui no Strawberry Field, um lugar que eles frequentemente visitavam. Foi um privilégio para o nosso estagiário Peter ter a oportunidade de criar um banco sob medida para a família. Imortalizada por John Lennon no sucesso dos Beatles, 'Strawberry Fields Forever', o Strawberry Field é uma nova atração premiada do visitante, nos arredores de Liverpool. Para obter mais informações sobre o campo de morango e as etapas nos programas de campo de morango, visite o site
“We were delighted to fulfil the wishes of Leon and June’s family and are grateful for their generous donation to support our work. Their memorial bench is a wonderful new addition to our gardens for the local community and visitors to enjoy.”
Located at the site of a former Salvation Army children’s home immortalised by John Lennon in The Beatles’ hit, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, Strawberry Field is a new award-winning visitor attraction just outside Liverpool. For more information about Strawberry Field and the Steps at Strawberry Field programmes, visit the | Downtown in Business, and on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
