Thornaby on Tees is always advancing sometimes not in the way its people would like. The changes can be seen in the buildings and in its people who call it home. Many names of the schools and sports grounds are names of people who gave their lives for this country for instance the Littleboy who Littleboy park is named after is one such person. Major Cooper VC who was given his VC when he was fighting in the First World War has long time connections with Thornaby. He set up the remembering Red Poppy appeal in Thornaby, often you would see him selling the poppies by the Five Lamps on Mandale Road. He was one of the members who saw the Thornaby war memorial was placed in the Pleasure Gardens Acklam road.
Remembering Thornaby 
Do you have any records of the peoples mission when it was in New Street.