A MEMORIAL remembering the men who gave their lives during the first and second world wars has been restored.

The Chatburn War Memorial, which stands in the grounds of Christ Church in Sawley Road, has undergone a restoration project, funded by the Lancashire Environmental Fund.

Shelia Sturrock, clerk to Chatburn Parish Council, said the resulting work was excellent.

She said: "We did not expect such a good result as the writing was virtually unreadable beforehand.

"An ancient milestone in the grounds was also restored."

The memorial takes the form of a plain Celtic cross on an four-sided, inscribed, tapered block mounted on a two stepped base.

The memorial was dedicated by Dr. Whelan, Bishop Suffragan of Burnley, and unveiled by Dr. Pinchin, 12 November 1920,

The names of the soldiers who died from the Second World War were added at a later date.

A bench has been provided by the Lancashire Environmental fund.

It has been painted in bright colours.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

On Monday, November 11, 1918, after four years, three months and two weeks, the war came to a close when an armistice was signed, ending war on land, sea and air. More than 1.1million men from across the British Empire died during the conflict.