The Rolleston RSA is making a bid for a war memorial in the town centre.

In recent years, the town’s Anzac Day service has shifted away from the Rolleston Memorial Clock due to growing attendance and the cost of traffic management.

The service is now held behind Te Ara Ātea – but the area has no dedicated war memorial.

RSA vice president Bev Robinson said the group has developed a concept and is now working through building costs.

“We don’t have one there currently, and we think for a town our size, we really need one,” she said.

The RSA plans to approach the council for a site behind Te Ara Ātea once costings are finalised.

The concept design includes two soldiers etched into concrete, along with a panel of poppies and another acknowledging local iwi.

Robinson said the memorial would be designed to be relocatable, allowing it to be moved as Rolleston continues to grow.