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Radio Leicester,4 mins

'We wanted to celebrate his inspirational story'

Ady Dayman

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Plans to build a statue to mark the life of Joseph Merrick in his hometown of Leicester will not go ahead. Campaigners say that they have not been able to raise even close to the amount of money needed to create the memorial. Local historian Jo Mungovin explained why.

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