New look for village lychgate

REVAMPED: The lychgate in the middle of the village
Photo/Bickenhill & Marston Green Parish Council

ONE of Marston Green's best-known landmarks has been renovated.
Bickenhill and Marston Green Parish Council said the roof of the lychgate - which stands in the Garden of Memory - has now been replaced.
The structure is believed to have been erected shortly after the end of the Second World War.
Last autumn, moss was removed and the timber underneath was found to have gone rotten.
After some discussion about the options available, councillors had agreed to get quotes for the work.
Updating residents on Facebook earlier this week, a parish council spokesman said that the lychgate had stood for many decades and - despite the fact that it had sometimes attracted anti-social behaviour - the organisation was keen to retain it.
"At the moment, the wood appears in an unfinished state, but over a period of time the timber will weather and look more natural," they added.