Â£43k needed for Battle's 1066 statue

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Battle Town Council needs to raise around Â£43,000 in order to build a statue to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.

Last year the council launched a competition, open to all members of the public, to submit their ideas for a statue, based on the Norman invasion of 1066.

Sixty entries were received and the winner, an 80-year-old resident, received the most public votes.

His design was based on a drawing he initially created for the Battle of Hastings 900th year celebrations in 1966.

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It depicts a Norman soldier being attacked by a Saxon soldier - an opening scene from the battle when a lone Norman was sent to test the enemy lines.

The statue will be built on the roundabout at the top of the High Street.

But at the moment the council is looking at a funding shortfall.