Norwich memorial revamp ahead WW12

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The £30,000 work to the statues of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington, the monument to Edith Cavell and the Boer War memorial is being carried out in preparation for the centenary of the First World War.

The responsibility of Norwich City Council, these memorials tell the stories of Norfolk characters and well-known moments in history.

Mike Stonard, cabinet member for environment, development and transport, said: “These war memorials are an important part of our city’s heritage and we have a duty to preserve them for generations to come.

“It is fitting that all the statues are looking their best in time for us to mark the centenary of the First World War.”

I am so pleased to see this going on as they desperately needed some attention, especially the Boer War memorial with all the traffic going around it -noticed on the bus it is very very tight squeeze for buses to get past the scaffolding. They have been putting scaffolding it since Monday and yesterday they were still doing it!