The names on the beautiful but fading current memorial are slowly being washed away by the acidic rain from the tree that shelters it. Previous renovations have only lasted a few years, so St Marys are installing a new memorial plaque on the south facing wall of the church, ensuring the names live on for centuries to come.

Marjorie Brown, our Vicar, says: The memorial commemorates local parishioners killed in the First and Second World Wars, and the Falklands War. We dont just want to remember them in the abstract, we want to cherish their names in perpetuity, as a constant reminder of the personal sacrifices war entails.