Our Story - Hallmuir Ukrainian POW Chapel
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Mark Stephen is in Dumfries & Galloway near Lockerbie, to hear the story Hallmuir POW Ukrainian Chapel.
In 1947, almost 500 Ukrainian POWs were interned and contracted to work in the local area in farming and forestry. Far from home, and unable to return, the men created a chapel in one of the corrugated iron huts and there have been regular services held there ever since.
75 years on, in an echo of history, the tiny chapel has become a focal point for Ukrainians and their families who have recently come to Scotland, having been displaced following the recent Russian invasion of their homeland.
Published on Tuesday, 4th July 2023.
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