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Worcestershire woman campaigns to restore war memorials

A Worcestershire woman is campaigning for the restoration of eight memorials throughout the county.

Amateur historian Sandra Taylor has spent the past 13 years researching more than 10,000 names on local war memorials, many of which are decaying.

Ms Taylor is part of a group that is trying to fund restoration work in time for the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in two years time....

Read entire article at BBC News