CATHEDRAL CLOISTER PLANS UNVEILED

GLASGOW (SCOZIA) – A forgotten tragedy of World War II is to be marked in a special way through the opening of a new cloister in Glasgow. Full plans for the proposed Italian Cloister Garden were revealed by First Minister Alex Salmond and Archbishop Mario Conti on Wednesday May 28 as they launched the exciting new project. The cloister and garden will be built next to St Andrew’s Cathedral in Clyde Street. It will recall in a special way all who died aboard the liner Arandora Star, which was sunk while carrying mainly Italian civilians who had been rounded up from their homes, shops and cafes as “enemy aliens” in 1940. The victims have never been properly remembered. The last remaining survivor of the ship Mr Rando Bertoia, aged 88, (pictured above with Archbishop Conti, Mr Salmond and the architect Giulia Chiarini) was present at the launch as were relatives of those who died. Details of the proposed garden are…