I have had that much interest and support on this matter I have now launched a petition on this matter.

Use the link below to sign up and show your support: http://www.richardmarbrow.org.uk/howard_churchill_statue

Words of petition are:

Statue petition Churchill

24 January 2015 represents the 50th anniversary of the death of former war-time Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill.

Winston Churchill started his political career as the Member of Parliament for Oldham, serving the constituency from 1900 to 1906, and was also awarded the honour of Freeman of the Borough.

Given Sir Winston’s historic connection with Oldham we petition Oldham Council to erect a statue in his image.

The location of such a statue to be ideally in the new Parliament Square, or on the steps of the restored Oldham Town Hall, or at another prominent location in the Town Centre, if deemed more appropriate.

This statue should be funded, as many were in the past, by the Council soliciting business sponsorships and subscriptions from the general public, rather than just through recourse to public funds.