Green Flag awarded
The Memorial Gardens are a key feature of the town centre landscape. They were commissioned in 1948 as Gardens of Remembrance and incorporate the impressive Cenotaph designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, designer of the Cenotaph in London.
Following commission in 1950, the gardens were nominated for a Festival of Britain Landscape Award for achievement of a high standard in landscape design. The ravages of time, however, had taken their toll and the gardens fell into a state of decline. This decline has been reversed through the re-introduction of quality horticultural features, including new flowerbeds, a sensory garden, wildlife planting areas, and improvements to paved surfaces, benches, litter bins and lighting.
