The British and Irish Meteorite Society

A stone sculpture should be erected to commemorate a meteorite which hit the UK on Christmas Eve 50 years ago, campaigners have said.

The meteorite, which was the size of a "Christmas turkey", exploded into thousands of pieces over Barwell, Leicestershire, on Christmas Eve, 1965.

It was the biggest recorded meteorite to hit the UK.

Graham Ensor, who was nine years old at the time, said a permanent memorial would inspire future astronomers.

Barwell Parish Council said it supports the idea and has applied for funding....

Monument to meteorite planned for Barwell

Now, expert Graham Ensor, of the British and Irish Meteorite Society, has been in contact with the parish council about erecting a permanent memorial to the exotic cosmic rock.