Nether Stowey holds first remembrance at war memorial

War memorial in Nether Stowey The war memorial commemorates two villages

Residents in a Somerset village have held their first remembrance service at a new memorial statue.

The inscription on the 7ft (2m) structure pays tribute to the service personnel from both Nether Stowey and Over Stowey villages who have died.

The memorial, which was unveiled earlier this year, also honours those who are currently serving.

Gerry Wright, who helped to organise the memorial, thanked local people for design ideas and funds.

She said they asked local stonemasons, schoolchildren and villagers to choose the memorial's design and inscription.

More on This Story

Related Stories

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites

BBC Somerset

Weather

Somerset

Min. Night 13 °C

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Cities and transport in 2050Transport in transit

    With global cities swelling, how will our systems cope and adapt in the future?

Programmes

  • A Cyprus beachFast Track Watch

    How the dream of a home in the sun was turned into a nightmare by the Cyprus banking crisis

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.