City centre war memorials to be given a clean
Hull City CouncilTwo war memorials in Hull city centre are to be given a clean.
Work will begin on the stonework of the Cenotaph and the Boer War monument in Paragon Square from Monday.
The area around the memorials, including nearby seating, will be fenced off during the cleaning, which is expected to take about three weeks.
A non-abrasive method will be used due to their age and delicate material, the city council said.
Joel Haigh, of Fresh Memory Headstone Cleaning and Restoration Service, said it was "a real honour" to be given the work.
"This project is especially personal to me," he said.
"My grandad, Len Wooldridge, landed on Sword Beach in the second wave on D-Day while serving with the Army Survey Regiment.
"He later returned to Normandy to pay his respects to those who never came home, and he taught our family the importance of remembrance and never forgetting those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
He added: "Every name tells a story, every inscription represents a life, and our responsibility is not to make these memorials look new but to carefully conserve them so they continue to tell those stories for generations to come."
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