Lest we forget

I AM writing in support of the Lest We Forget campaign to protect and defend Britain's war memorials.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund rules need to be altered to allow smaller projects of £3,000 or less to be granted funding as under the present rules so many smaller schemes miss out.

Convoluted planning rules need to be revised so that more memorials can be given listed status; proper licensing of scrap metal dealers and sellers of scrap metal to be obliged to provide proper identification; more prosecutions rather than mere cautions for those who desecrate memorials.