Redcar'S cenotaph will be unveiled and blessed next month at a ceremony that will remember those townspeople who gave their lives in service.

The ceremony will be conducted by the Rev John Richardson, vicar of Christ Church, Coatham, and will include a short service of remembrance.

The cenotaph has recently had added the names of people who died during World War Two but were not recognised previously and of those who died in action in the Falklands and Korea.

Memorial brass plaques containing the dedications will be on the cenotaph along with a history of the events leading to the restoration work.

Eric Howden, Secretary and Parade Organiser for the Redcar branch of the Royal British Legion, said the restoration project had taken a lot of time and effort in the past few years.

He said: "The work is now completed and the names of all those killed in conflicts from 1939 to the present have at last been honoured by being carved in granite for all to see. It will be a proud moment for me as I have been involved in the project from the start."

The cenotaph will be unveiled by the grandchildren of a Redcar man whose brother died in World War Two and is one of the additions to the list.

Also at the ceremony will be Tom McBride, the husband of the late councillor Kath McBride, who received the first donations for the restoration work while she was mayor.

Friends and relatives of people named on the cenotaph are invited to attend the ceremony on Saturday, September 16, as are members of the public who wish to show their respects.

The restoration fund will remain open to cover maintenance costs and to start work on a Memorial Garden opposite the cenotaph