A number of war memorials are being repaired across the Lisburn & Castlereagh region ahead of the Centenary of Armistice Day.

Councillor Nathan Anderson, Chairman of the Council's Corporate Services Committee, said war memorials in Lisburn, Glenavy, Hilden, Hillsborough and Moira will be refurbished in preparation for the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day on 11 November this year.

The Rt. Hon. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP and Alderman James Tinsley, the Council's Veterans Champion, recently joined Councillor Anderson at the Lisburn War Memorial to view the progress of the refurbishment work.

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Cllr Anderson said: "We will also be inscribing the names of those who lost their lives in the line of duty that have recently been provided to us by relatives.

"It is very important to the Council that it acknowledges the bravery of our Armed Forces, both veterans and serving personnel; and the Council does this in a number of ways throughout the year. 

"I hope that all our residents will respect these war memorials in the years ahead as they were erected to mark the wars that scarred our past; and to remember the bravery of the local men and women who fought in them."

(LM/MH)