Lynton Devon United Kingdom - His personality is well and truly stamped on Lynton and Lynmouth and on the centenary of his death, Sir George Newnes will be at the centre of a day filled with celebrations in his name.
 
Gathering at the Town Hall in the morning, invited guests, dressed in the Victorian fashions of his day, will form a procession heading for the cemetery to lay five wreaths on his grave.
 
They will be laid by representatives from the five organizations who owe their origins to the great philanthropist, the Cliff Railway, the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, the Town Council, Cricket Club, and the Congregational (now United Reformed) Church.
 
Organizer Ashley Clarke said that the day was about the whole community getting involved and said anyone could join them.
 
A service at the church will celebrate the man's life with the congregation invited to add their own tributes.
 
And former town councillor John Travis will return to Lynton for the celebrations making an admirable Sir George stand-in.
 
Anyone who has ever taken a trip down the Cliff Railway couldn't help but notice the 6 foot tall photograph on the wall at the bottom, showing Sir George, as chairman of the railway, stood on the carriage platform with the first chief engineer, Bob Jones, driver C.A. Andrews, and a young boy believed to be George's son Frank.
 
For the centenary, the picture has been re-created in Victorian costume, with the current engineer Ashley Clarke joined on the platform by current chairman John Ireland, driver John Coulthard, and in place of the boy, Lynton Primary School Jacob Salmon.
 
The picture was re-created by John and Nicky Anthony at Lynmouth's Victorian Photography.
 
It will be unveiled in all its glory on the day on the wall close to the original.
 
Ashley said:  "We will also be placing a time capsule underneath, with the instruction to open on 9 June in 50 years time.
 
"It's important that these things are not forgotten and they are added to."
 
It will include a current Journal and Lyn Valley News as well as mementoes from each of the five organizations.
 
Historian Tim Prosser said:  "Unfortunately, because of a fire at the cricket club a lot of things were lost so we'd love to hear from anyone with photos or documents from the club."
 
And Ashley said:  "The day is all about passing the history on to the next generation so a big part of the day will involve the children."
 
All the children from Lynton and Parracombe schools will take a trip to Woody Bay station, where they will be presented with a specially commissioned commemorative medal.
 
Railway trustee Tony Nicholson has an original medal, presented at the opening of the railway in 1898.
 
He said:  "These were presented by the mayor of Barnstaple, paid for by himself, to every child in Barnstaple. The railway station still looks exactly the same and we're hoping the children will create their own Victorian costumes, so it will really look like the opening day all over again."
 
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