A PERMANENT setting for an iconic stone bearing a poem marking the Brexit campaign is still being sought after a well attended meeting.

“Suggestions mainly centred around the Welsh/English border itself and particularly Offa’s Dyke path. Other suggestions were Brussels, Westminster, St Lawrence’s Churchyard, Ludlow; outside David Cameron’s house; Went’s Meadow Presteigne; and One Tree Hill, Knucklas, on Glyndwr’s Way,” said Martin Evans, the poet whose work is carved on the ‘Brexit Stone’.

“Ultimately, the object of the day was to find a permanent home for this iconic piece of rock, but that is still undecided.”

The October 12 meeting was held at Carving Through Borders, the stone-carving student collective from Shropshire and Mid Wales whose members chiselled the prophetic words into a slab of Cambrian sandstone by way of articulating protest, at Upper House, Knucklas, near Knighton.

“We had a great launch day for the Brexit Stone, including a visit from Jane Dodds, MP for Brecon Radnorshire, and we had an ideas board for suggestions as to a final resting place for the stone,” said Martin.

The ‘BREXIT’ poem was born on the morning of June 24, 2016, out of a raw emotional response to the EU referendum result. The poem does not take any side in the debate but hints at something disturbing.

The stone stands nearly six foot high and, coming in at nearly a quarter ton, is a weighty epitaph to UK stability and prospects for our continued peaceful existence.

Now this Stone needs a home where it can be seen freely by as many people as possible so that it can continue to give voice to the ongoing debate. It is there to give the message that we are better together than apart.

Carving through Borders comprises Lottie O’Leary of Knucklas; Rachael Davenhill of Knowbury, Ludlow; and Keri Evans and Martin Evans of Cwmrheidol, Aberystwyth.

Visit the https://carvingthroughborders.eu/ website or watch video at https://tinyurl.com/brexitstone