So it will tower over Hirst Park in Ashington, Northumberland - just like Big Jack did in his playing days. Award winning sculptor Douglas Jennings, whose work includes statues of Margaret ...

The statue stands in Ashington's Hirst Park where he played as a youngster. Charlton, part of England's triumphant 1966 football team which also included his brother Bobby, died in July 2020 aged ...

A statue of Jack Charlton will be installed at Hirst Park in Ashington, where he was spotted by Leeds United scouts. Credit: PA Images Work is set to get underway to construct a statue of Jack ...

He was born and brought up in Ashington and was a frequent visitor, who always took time to meet and talk to locals. There is a statue of him at Cork Airport but none in Ashington, and fundraising ...

Councillors have given their backing for a permanent memorial to be installed to the late Jack Charlton in his home town of Ashington in ... Proposals for the statue have been put forward by ...

A statue has been unveiled in memory of footballing legend Jack Charlton in his home town of Ashington, Northumberland. The ceremony was attended by hundreds of people, including family and friends.

• His widow, Pat, said he would be "chuffed to bits" about the statue and the love shown by people in the town. • "Jack would be thrilled the people of Ashington thought so much of him," she said.

Councillors have given their backing for a permanent memorial to be installed to the late Jack Charlton in his home town of Ashington in ... Proposals for the statue have been put forward by ...