AN eight-year campaign for a memorial to Lewis Carroll has succeeded thanks to Moore resident Dr Kim Skovgaard.
His determination has led to creation of a granite monument to the Alice in Wonderland author near his birthplace in Daresbury.
Dr Skovgaard, chairman of the Lewis Carroll Centenary Woodland Committee, tried to get funding from different bodies 80 times before he secured money from several sources.
"But it's been worth the wait," said Dr Skovgaard, from Moss Lane.
"We are hoping the memorial will attract people from all over the world. The Japanese have always been massive fans of Lewis Carroll they come in coach loads!"
The six-inch thick granite stone has been hand-carved by a specialist team from Wigan and then embedded in 18-inches of concrete among a hexagon of oak trees in its final resting place.
The £6,000 memorial was unveiled at the Lewis Carroll Centenary Woodland on Monday.
The woodland, which was opened in 2000 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the author's death, is on Higher Lane, near the junction with Morphany Lane.
Funding and support came from The Woodland Trust, Cheshire County Council, Halton and Warrington Borough Councils and The Lewis Carroll Society in Daresbury.
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