Leominster will make a splash in the Queen's Jubilee Year.
Its novelty Millennium Clock, featuring a 'victim' getting a soaking in a ducking stool, is to be installed and unveiled in Corn Square later this year when fundraising is completed.
The clock stirred up controversy at the planning stage - some local people described the ducking theme as 'barbaric'. But an unrepentant clock committee has pointed to Leominster's history as the last town in England to sentence a wrongdoer (Jenny Pipes) to ducking - the old ducking stool is still in the Priory Church.
Chairman Molly Cooke said fundraising efforts were approaching the "last leg" with the final £3,000 of £15,000 costs still to raise and she appealed for support for a 'Clock Disco' at Leominster's Euphoria Nightclub tonight, Thursday from 9.30pm. Tickets from Pauline's Boutique.
Some of the Hereford Big Band are aiming to further swell the clock funds on April 5 when they play at a supper dance at Leominster's Bird Cage Restaurant.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article