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I see the appeal to sign the petition raises its head again in the paper today, "Surge in Support for the Summerland Petition, claiming now many have signed the petition for nothing to be built on the Summerland site, for it to be a complete memorial, after an article in the Liverpool Echo many in the North West are signing, the last claim a month or so back, was the world wide support for the petition. The article continues that over 200? have signed the online petition. I have complete Respect for those who lost their lives, and as I said and many others did, following the recent ceremony for the opening of the Memorial Monuments & Garden Area, which are very respectful. I am at a loss why we can't move on and always remember, but no way should the whole Summerland site be designated as a memorial forever! The Petition is going to be presented to Infrastructure Minister David Cretne on the 1st November, I really hope he will show respect to the petitioners, and many signatures will be ones who sign any petition to express sympathy to any appeal, but tell them we have shown Respect and we will Never Forget Them! On the IOM Today website for some reason, they are not allowing comments? or not on my laptop.

It is fine the local papers saying people all around the world are signing the petition for the Summerland land not to be sold, but some will sign any petition! The new Memorial is very dignified, why do they feel that so much ground also should be used as a memorial? Look at disasters like Hillsborough, they are happy with their memorial tributes. I see the IOM Today site is not allowing comments on this story. The fault lies with the government that the land has been left so long, it is such a lovely part of the Douglas front, it just can't I am sorry be used just for another memorial garden.

The Service last night, was dignified, the granite memorial is worthy of such a tragedy, that should never be forgotten. Now let the Summerland site be used and built on, it has looked an eyesore for too long!

We will never forget! yes have some form of Memorial and a perhaps a quiet area, but I can't support the whole site being a memorial garden.

Says the man who spends the best part of every day and evening in front of a computer screen Absolutely Superb comment Lonan3I like how he defends it by saying he is using his phone! lol we knock young people for never being off their phones!!

I have traveled on the Manannan when the Captain has warned about winds and it could be choppy, but never as bad as some of the old steamers!