A CHAPLAIN has been appointed for High Royds Memorial Chapel and Garden.
The Rev Andrew Howorth is an associate priest at St John the Divine, in Menston. He is a former chaplain to the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust where he had more than 25 years experience in dealing with mental health issues.
He said: “Even today people are still having to experience the cruel stigma of mental distress which frequently makes recovery all the harder - the Memorial Chapel stands as a proud reminder of all the untold stories.”
Together with Friends of High Royds Memorial Chapel and Garden, he is preparing a service to dedicate an illuminated memorial tribute and plaque to the 14 staff members of the former West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum - later High Royds Hospital - who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The public service will be held in the Memorial Chapel on Buckle Lane at 3pm on Saturday, November 3.
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