THE new director at Bawtry Hall Training Centre says he would like to
see the town’s war memorial relocated from South Parade to within the
grounds of the hall.
Councillors have long been concerned about
the present location of the war memorial because the volume of traffic
on the busy A638 highway now makes it potentially unsafe for people to
congregate there on Remembrance Sunday.
Bawtry resident Matt Brearley, a retired police officer, is among those who have pressed for it to be moved.
New
locations have been suggested in the past, including the grounds of St
Nicholas Church, Market Hill, the Pinfold on Doncaster Road, and land
next to Bawtry Library, but all were found to be unsuitable.
Councillors
also gave consideration to the possibility of commissioning a new
memorial but the existing one had recently been refurbished by
monumental mason Stephen Davis at the personal expense of a former
councillor, John Harriett.
Bawtry Town Council will give
consideration to the offer of a new site for the memorial when a formal
request is received from the director of Bawtry Hall.
From: http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/green-scene/memorial_may_be_moved_to_safer_spot_1_4143053
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