1. Learning at the National Memorial Arboretum: Memorial Design National Memorial Arboretum

2. The National Memorial Arboretum is a place for all to visit. It is a place of memories where people can come to remember. It is also an Arboretum, which means it has lots of trees that have been carefully planted for many different reasons.

3. We have many of memorials at the Arboretum and they have lots of different designs, with a variety of materials; for example some have statues, some have plaques and some are trees! A great deal of thought goes into the design of a memorial to help it reflect the group, individual, place or event that it is remembering.

4. The following slides will show you some examples of memorial designs at the National Memorial Arboretum. Come and visit us at the Arboretum and see them for yourself! You might like to think about what kind of memorial you could design for your school or youth group.

5. Armed Forces Memorial

6. Army Physical Training Corps

7. The Beat

8. Birmingham Children's Hospital

9. Garden of the Innocents

10. GCHQ

11. Gurkha Regiments

12. Household Division

13. Master Mariners Sundial

14. Naval Service

15. Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces

16. Polar Bear

17. Quaker Services

18. The Rail Industry

19. Royal National Lifeboat Institution

20. SANDS

21. Shot at Dawn

22. Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain

23. Where would your memorial be positioned – does it need to be where the sun rises or sets? Does it need to be near some water? What materials are you going to use? Why are they relevant to your memorial? What is your design going to be? Is it a statue, if so what is the statue of? Is it going to be a shape?

24. Are you going to add any names to your memorial? Do you need somewhere for people to sit or reflect when they visit your memorial? What do you think your budget might be for your memorial? Where will the money come from to pay for the memorial?

25. National Memorial Arboretum Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR Tel: 01283 245100 Fax: 02032 072111 Email: education@thenma.org.uk Part of The Royal British Legion familyCharity No. 2927443 Learning at the National Memorial Arboretum Contact education@thenma.org.uk