LLANFYLLIN’S war memorial will be restored thanks to a grant of nearly £4,000 from the Powys War Memorials project, the town council was told last week.

The scheme will see bollards and street furniture from around the town’s monument removed, before the memorial itself is given a ‘super-heated’ steam clean, and the lettering on the memorial re-painted.

Protection and re-mortaring will then take place before street furniture is re-installed and refurbished to complete the project.

The work is expected to cost £4,368.50 in total, with £3931.65 donated by the Powys War Memorials Project, a scheme designed to provide funding for restoration projects in Powys, which is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Powys County Council, Cadw and Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.

Town Mayor Simon Baynes said he was pleased that Llanfyllin Town Council had secured the funding.

"On behalf of Llanfyllin Town Council I would like to thank the Powys War Memorials Project for helping to fund the repairs in Llanfyllin.

"The remembrance days held each year in the town square are always very well attended and I think it shows how important it is to people in the area to remember those who have lost their lives in those conflicts. "

The Powys War Memorials Project commemorates the centenary of World War 1, and provides funding of up to £5,000 for “a rolling programme of maintenance, repairs and restoration” to World War 1 memorials in Powys. The project says this is to ensure their longevity for future generations.

The project also aims to find, record and map all the war memorials in Powys, as well as providing training and organising walks and trails designed to highlight the memorials.

Earlier this year, the war memorial in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant was restored thanks to a £4,000 grant from the Powys War Memorials Project.

Work on the Llanfyllin memorial is expected to start later this year.