>From The Manchester Evening News 4 Oct 2015 By Paul Britton "Ceremony to honour life of Salford nurse Edith Cavell - 100 years after she was executed in World War One "Cavell famously saved both British and German lives and helped up to 200 Allied servicemen escape occupied Belgium "The life of a heroine First World War nurse will be remembered at a church ceremony. "Edith Cavell, who worked in Salford before the war, famously saved both British and German lives and helped up to 200 Allied servicemen escape occupied Belgium. "She was arrested then shot by a German firing squad for treason in 1915. "Her sacrifice will be honoured at Sacred Trinity Church on Chapel Street, Salford, on Monday, October 12, exactly 100 years after her death. "In 1906, the Norfolk-born vicar’s daughter become a matron at the Manchester and Salford Sick, Poor and Private Nursing Institute. She also attended Sacred Trinity Church. "A year later, Cavell moved to Belgium to set up an institute for training nurses in Brussels. She went on to join the resistance and helped many Allied soldiers reach neutral Holland. "Retired Salford headteacher David Winston has been promoting the Sacred Trinity and Royal College of Nursing celebration at the church, to be held between 10am and noon. It’s part of the Ideas4Ordsall project, funded by the University of Salford...." Entire article and photo at http://tinyurl.com/pyune39