Plans submitted to resite war memorial

A planning application has been submitted by the Royal British Legion to relocate the war memorial which had to be moved during works to rebuild a wall which had become structurally unsafe.

The aim is to ensure the memorial is in place for the annual Remembrance Day commemoration at "The Prospect" in Ross this year.

The Prospect is a very early example of a public park laid out around 1700 by local philanthropist John Kyrle, "the man of Ross", and its two Baroque gateways and boundary retaining wall are individually listed.

Councillor John Jarvis, Herefordshire Council's cabinet member for the environment and strategic housing, said: "Remembrance Day is an important part of the annual calendar in Ross and I would like to reassure people that a commemorative event at The Prospect will still go ahead this year.

"Following the discovery of Roman remains during the rebuilding works on the wall, the war memorial was not able to return to its original location and the suggested site has been chosen by members of the Royal British Legion," he added.