Nazi Germany made a very good job of reconfiguring our landscape. 
I grew up in Place Road, Cowes, with bomb craters in the adjacent fields and a ruined aircraft-parts factory. 
And as part of their bombing campaign, it was one day in May 1942 that the Luftwaffe turned their attention to the town of Cowes, bombing out — in particular — the Cowes War Memorial which stood in Market Hill.
Damaged, it was removed to the safety of Northwood Park where it has remained to this day.

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I do not question the dedication of those into whose charge this war memorial was placed as it has always remained pristine, however it is in effect out of public view, tucked away into a corner of the park with the approach over grass.
An example and further indication to its isolation was that there was no mention of any ceremony at Cowes in the County Press’s excellent coverage of the Remembrance Sunday services last year.
Why has it not been returned to its rightful place in Market Hill is puzzling?
I realise it is larger than it was in 1942 due to the adding of the names of those that fell in the Second World War, but so be it!
There is sufficient room to reinstate it, particularly if some of that unsightly clutter was removed from the foot of the hill. 

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This memorial could and should be returned to clear public view. A daily reminder of those that lived locally and gave their lives.