Herefordshire town's plans for Remembrance Day scuppered

Ledbury Town Council employed Caroe & Partners to act on their behalf and draw up a specification, apply for Listed Building Consent and to send out the specification to competent contractors for the War Memorial in High Street, Ledbury.

At an extraordinary meeting of the council in July, members were advised that the Listed Building Consent application had been submitted and that Caroe had identified three companies who had expressed an interest in doing the works.

The details of these three companies were provided to councillors to enable them to undertake due diligence prior to the tenders being received.

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Members were also provided with a draft preliminaries report for consideration and advised of questions that Caroe had raised prior to its completion.

It had been hoped that work would start to the War Memorial in late August and completed prior to the Remembrance Service in November.

But due to a delay in receiving the Listed Building Consent this was not the case.

This has now been received and three tenders for the works have also been received and will be considered at a meeting of council on October 6.

This means mean that the works to repair the War Memorial and paving will not now commence until after the Remembrance Service in November.

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The council are mindful that the memorial is the centre point for the service of remembrance on Friday, November 11, and Sunday, November 13, and as such should be available on these dates, said a spokesperson.

The council are working with Caroe & Partners to ensure the works are carried out as soon as possible, and on the appointment of the successful contractor will provide more information on the start date, and timescales for completion.

The council would like to apologise for the delays but hope that residents will understand that they want to make sure all necessary processes are followed to ensure the work to the War Memorial is carried out to a required standard.

"Thank you for your patience in this matter," said a spokesperson.