Oldham Council is to start work restoring Failsworth War Memorial. In total the project will see more than £40,000 spent on the refurbishment of the memorial column and grounds in accordance with Commonwealth War Graves Commission and English Heritage guidelines. Built in 1923, the memorial was erected to remember the 235 Failsworth men who lost their lives in the First World War. However, in recent times the 98-year-old structure has started to show its age and it is need of attention. Last year funding for the restoration was secured via Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund (LIF), ward councillor budgets and council funds.