A CAMPAIGN to clean up Redditch's War Memorials to mark 100 years since the First World War ended has been launched.

The campaign, launched by Tory Councillor Juliet Brunner, is calling on Redditch Council to to get the town ready for November 2018.

It wants to see the memorial on Plymouth Road to be fully cleaned, which it is understood could require a professional sandblasting technique.

Along with the clean, the campaign is demanding the pathway to the memorial is resurfaced, red flowers planted either side to spell out '100' in a floral tribute, and for the memorial outside St Stephen’s Church to undergo a similar treatment.

The campaign is also demanding the closure of Plymouth Road during the service to avoid a repeat of this year’s situation where cars, vans and buses were driving along the road during the service.

Furthermore, the campaign wants Redditch Town Hall to be opened to the public on Sunday, November 11 2018 so that veterans and their families can be treated to tea, coffee and cakes.

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An online petition, at redditchconservatives.org, described the campaign as a cross party appeal.

It said: "The Conservatives in Redditch are leading on this campaign, but we are hoping to achieve cross-party support for this very important issue.

"We pledge to work responsibly on this campaign, and we will also volunteer our people to help with the clean-up operation."

Speaking about the proposals, Conservative group leader Cllr Brunner, said they want the people of Redditch to show their support for this because "together we really can make this happen”.

November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of the First World War on November 11 1918, when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice, also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front.