A planning application for a war memorial to remember Peasedown St John’s fallen heroes has been submitted to Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The plan is to place an obelisk at the Miners’ Welfare Recreation Ground, overlooking the Mendip Hills.
Many of those who lost their lives in the two World Wars were either miners or from mining families.
There is a plaque at St John’s Church in the village to honour those who died, but a group of villagers are raising money to pay for a Portland stone obelisk, saying there should be a “fitting and visible war memorial” to remember the young men who gave their lives.
Currently, almost £5,000 has been raised of a £50,000 target.
The planning application has been submitted by Peasedown St John Parish Council. The war memorial would be installed to the left of the green storage unit at the Church Road end of the Rec.
Standing at 3.52 metres high, it would be constructed using seven stone parts.
It would be fenced, and benches and planters are also proposed.
There would be a new gate from Church Road for access when the memorial is being erected, and then the gate would be used once a year for a Remembrance Parade in combination with the closure of Church Road to traffic.
For the rest of the year, the access would be kept locked.
The planning reference is 25/01491/FUL. Any comments can be made before 11th June.
Find out more about the fundraising at https://www.psjwarmemorial.co.uk/.
