Congrats to JMT69 for the FTF!
This one should be fairly easy to find, but there are likely to be plenty of muggles about so a bit of stealth is probably required. Please just sign with your initials - the log is very small!
The City of Southampton Society decided to raise funds in appreciation of HM The Queen’s service to the nation and the 56 years of peace. The project began in 1990 and by 2001 £67,000 had been subscribed toward the cost. An application was made to the Heritage Lottery Fund and Southampton Council also contributed to the cost. After its successful completion and being placed in Andrews Park it became an attractive feature in the busy park.
Skate boarders began to gather and damaged the stone work. About 10 years after the installation repairs were undertaken and CoSS contributed toward the cost of repairs. The city bye law to prevent skate boarders damaging property dates from 1977 with a penalty of 5 shillings [now 25 pence]. The city council takes minimal action against skate boarders and there is regretfully much evidence in the city of problems of damage to stonework.
The funds collected were in excess of the actual work and the rules of the Charity Commission require that such funds be used on similar projects for the good of the public. The society therefore funded the Titanic Book of Remembrance in 2011.
Information from City of Southampton Society Website