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This plaque was provided by the citizens of Jarrow to commemorate the kindness of the people of Surrey, who subscribed to the "SURREY FUND" raised at the request of Sir JOHN JARVIS, Baronet, to assist Jarrow during the period of abnormal unemployment. The fund was used to brighten the homes of the
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praised Jarvis's support for the town but criticised "his over-sanguine optimism", noting that the employment generated had been small-scale and temporary. Wilkinson complained that charitable works were inadequate, and that a solution to the problem required addressing the underlying cause, which
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was promised to directly employ 200 men in skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the new Jarrow
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in Jarrow, leading to 80% unemployment in the town. Jarvis launched an appeal named the "Surrey Fund" which eventually raised £40,000; the funds were used to buy materials to enable men in Jarrow to continue working, on tasks such as the constructing playgrounds and sports facilities and the
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had agreed not to oppose each other at elections, so a question arose as to whether the
National Government-supporting candidate for the forthcoming vacancy in Guildford should be a Conservative or a Liberal.
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people of Jarrow, to construct the
Monkton Dene Park and in the year of the FESTIVAL of BRITAIN, 1951, to provide a chiming clock for the town hall and a Shelter near the "Festival Flats" in Monkton Road.
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newspaper to summarise his experiences in Jarrow, asserting that it was better to bring work to people in depressed areas than to encourage them to move in search of work.
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