The community defying a vandal attack which wrecked their war memorial

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A new permanent war memorial area has been unveiled in a Northamptonshire town, after a previous display was vandalised during Remembrance Week.

Last year a statue of a soldier in Thrapston was vandalised just a few days after Remembrance Sunday. 

The memorial in Thrapston was vandalised in November last year
The vandalism- taking place so close to Remembrance Day- made national headlines

The story made national headlines - and it even caught the attention of the Prime Minister who wrote to the town council. 

Following the incident a fundraising campaign raised enough, not just to replace the statue, but also to create something permanent

The community was quick to respond- with donations pouring in. Almost £5,000 was donated, along with four statues. 

The names on the memorial are not just from the First and Second World Wars but also from the Iraq War. 

A man has been charged over the incident and is due in court later this year.