Decision details

RESOLVED that

a)    the following four Scrutiny Panel B recommendations be approved:

·         the four priority war memorials, identified in the report, are professionally cleaned and restored in readiness for remembrance events in November 2019;

·         the Council continues with the submission of a grant application to the War Memorials Trust to secure funding for the professional cleaning and restoration work as required;

·         in conjunction with b) above, the Council immediately identifies sufficient funding for the professional cleaning and restoration work required, should the grant application to the War Memorials Trust prove unsuccessful;

·         a communications plan be developed ensuring the public is fully informed of the proposed cleaning and restoration works and any other events or plans relating to the District’s war memorials;

b)    the Council to also match fund the cost of professionally cleaning and restoring a suitable war memorial located within the Rural areas, once identified, following discussions with the War Memorial Maintenance Association and its representatives.