WREXHAM council have unveiled several Veterans' Standards that have been restored to the former glory.

The Standards, belonging to the Eighth Army Vets, the Korean Vets, the Burma Star Vets and the Normandy Vet were given to the council in 2016 to preserve for future generations and with the restoration work now complete, are proudly on display in the Council Chamber in the Guildhall for members of the public to go and see.

The council ran a crowdfunding appeal to cover the costs of restoring and preserving the Standards for future generations, which raised more than £12,000 with the work being carried out by the People’s History Museum in Manchester. They run a professionally trained and accredited conservation studio where they specialise in textiles, particularly large flat textiles such as banners and flags which made them the perfect choice to work on the standards.

In total it took them about 200 hours of work to conserve and mount the four standards, including cleaning, removing creases, creating a backboard and then a lot of hours stitching the standards to the board. They were then taken to Liverpool where they were professionally framed by Conservation Gilding.

Cllr David Griffiths, Armed Forces Champion, said: “We are very honoured to be custodians of these important Standards, and it is something we will take very seriously. I would like to thank all those who donated or fund-raised to make this work possible to ensure the Standards are preserved for future generations.”

The Standards will be on permanent display in the Council Chambers and be available to anyone who would like to come in and see them, but to avoid disappointment it is recommended people call 01978 292000 beforehand and check to see whether or not the room is free.

At a short ceremony recently those involved in the crowdfunding and conservation were invited to take a look at the results of their hard work. They were also presented with a special Pin Badge to mark the restoration and as a memento of the occasion.