A SIX-year-old girl dubbed "our little heroine" has been thanked by veterans for her community-minded actions.
Last month, former servicemen and traders in Wrexham were amazed to find out someone had tidied up the the wreaths and other tributes left at the Cenotaph at Bodhyfryd.
Six-year-old daughter Lily Haggarty.
The pair responsible were Louise Haggarty and her six-year-old daughter Lily.
Louise, who works for AD Cleaning Support Services, noticed the memorial was looking untidy and they decided to do something about it.
When Steven Vale, owner of Caroline's Viennese Patisserie in the town, heard about Lily he offered her and Louise a meal at his cafe.
When she arrived, Lily was presented with treats from the Welch Fusiliers Comrades Association and met Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton.
She was given a balloon, chocolates, two cards, ice cream and candy floss.
Louise and Lily Haggarty.
Mr Vale said: " We wanted to thank Lily, our heroine, for cleaning up the Cenotaph.
"I hope her teachers at Alexandra School are very proud of her, she is a great advert for them."
Pictured with Lily Haggarty are Stephen Beale secretary of the Welch Fusiliers Comrades Association, shop owner Steven Vale, Association chair Tony Owens, and Sara Atherton MP.
Louise told the Leader that she noticed the memorial was looking untidy and they decided to do something about it.
She said: “I’ve always taken a very keen interest in Remembrance Day services or anything to remember our fallen heroes.
“Then when my daughter at a young age started to ask questions, I have tried to answer them best I can.”
Lily Haggarty at the Cenotaph in Wrexham after she and mum Louise tidied it up.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers memorial was erected in 1924 and is the focal point of Wrexham's Remembrance Day parade and service.
The monument by sculptor Sir W. Goscombe John has a central pedestal with figures in uniforms of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a regiment forever associated with the town of Wrexham.
There are inscriptions commemorating the Fallen of the First and Second World Wars.
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