Plans are afoot to move a war memorial tucked away behind a locked gate to a more accessible city centre location.
The Korean War Memorial sits within a garden just off the Old High Street in Perth.
But the Association of Perth Veterans is looking to move the memorial to the North Inch.
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following border clashes. It ended in July 1953. Nearly 60,000 British combat troops were deployed and 1100 British soldiers were killed in the conflict.
Perth City Centre Conservative councillor Chris Ahern is chairman of the Association of Perth Veterans.
The Korean War Memorial is currently attached to a wall in the garden of the New Row building that Perth Autism Support recently took over from VisionPK.
However the garden can only be accessed via a gate which requires a key to unlock it.
The plan is to move the memorial to a more prominent position alongside existing war memorials on the North Inch.
Cllr Ahern said: “Perth and Kinross Council is still working out how to fix the plaques to the wall which is part of the flood defence.
“It’s not forgotten. There is a future for it.
“We will have a proper service and dedication once it is in place.”
Angie Ferguson chief executive of Perth Autism Support said: “The Korean War Memorial has sat in the garden of New Row for a number of years and we were aware of this when we moved into the property. We were advised when we moved in by the Association of Perth Veterans that they were keen to move the memorial to be more accessible to the public, which we fully support. The memorial is still accessible by anyone who wishes to pay their respects and again, we are fully supportive of this.
“The memorial is not impacting any use of the garden for our young people, and we are not in any rush to have this moved from the site, but we would support the Association of Perth Veterans in their decision to allow this to be more accessible and visible to our wider community.”
