{"id":877,"date":"2021-06-08T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emily.cherrydrop.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:41:35","slug":"emily-is-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilydavisonmemorial.org\/?p=877","title":{"rendered":"Emily is Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday 8th June, 2021, in front of VIP\u2019s, family members and members of the public the statue of Emily Wilding Davison was unveiled in Epsom marketplace. A very emotional day for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>108 years after Emily died at Epsom Cottage Hospital after being struck by the Kings horse in the 1913 Epsom Derby and after years of fundraising, planning, setbacks and a global pandemic we did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We like to say a big thank you to our main donors Of course, the donations from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/epsom-ewell.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epsom &amp; Ewell Council<\/a>,&nbsp;Epsom Business Improvement District (<a href=\"https:\/\/goepsom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go Epsom<\/a>),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surreycc.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surrey County Council<\/a>, Lionel Blackman Solicitors,&nbsp;and the hundreds of you who have donated and supported the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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