One of the benches in Shepton Mallet's Collett Park has been carefully restored and replaced in memory of a well-known late resident of the town who loved the park so much.

Nesta Fisher, who died two years ago, used to live near the park and loved looking out on it and walking through it with her family.

Her husband, former Whitstone School teacher Bruce Fisher, had one of the older disused park benches restored in her memory.

Last week saw it replaced near the pond and officially unveiled in her memory at a ceremony attended by Mr Fisher, town councillors, park staff and some of Mrs Fisher's many friends.

Town council chairman Jeannette Marsh paid tribute to Mrs Fisher, who was a popular resident in the town, with always a good kind word and a laugh and a joke for people she met.

The restored bench is big enough to seat six people so will be a popular addition to the park and has been placed in Mrs Fisher's favourite spot.