Highland communities hoping to refurbish their neglected war memorials are being invited to special events to find out how to obtain funding for the work.
Scores of monuments across the region are in need of significant restoration with Highland Council aiming to complete the work by the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.
Communities can bid into a £1million Centenary Memorial Restoration Fund and this process will be the focus of the special events, run by the War Memorials Trust.
Guidance will be provided on how to assess the condition of a war memorial and identify necessary repairs, as well as the eligibility criteria the trust applies to funding applications.
Details will also be provided on how to complete a grant pre-application form, including the submission of images of the memorial, and on how to obtain quotes.
The trust will also seek to help anyone with any other questions about applying for funding.
The first workshop will be held on Monday, October 5 at Caithness Horizons, Education Room, Thurso High Street.
Another will take place the following day at Highland Council’s offices in Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. The final one is on at the Nevis Centre in Fort William.
Each workshop will be held from 7pm-9pm.
Councillor Allan Henderson, chairman of the Highland Council’s Community Services Committee, said: “The War Memorials Trust is a charity that works for the protection and conservation of war memorial heritage across the United Kingdom. It is providing grants to local groups of up to 75% of eligible costs for conservation and repair projects to memorials.
“There are still grants available from the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund and I would urge anyone who wants to find out more about how to get funding to conserve their local war memorial to go along to their nearest workshop.”
For more information please contact the War Memorials Trust on 020 7233 7356 / info@warmemorials.org