Bishop unveils new war memorial

Tonbridge war memorial was dedicated on Armistice Day

A new war memorial was opened in Tonbridge on Armistice Day after an eight year fundraising campaign.

The Tonbridge New War Memorial Trust raised £30,000 for the monument, with donations from more than 250 people.

The monument was dedicated by the Bishop of Tonbridge on Thursday - 11 November being the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Those behind the project are keen to stress it is not a replacement for the Kent town's existing war memorial.

The traditional memorial in Bradford Street will still be used as the centrepiece of this weekend's Remembrance Sunday events with a short service and wreath-laying ceremony.

But the trust organisers said they wanted another memorial in a more prominent position in the town, leading to the campaign to build the new 3.5m monument near Ye Olde Chequers Inn in the High Street.