A TREASURED landmark could receive a much-needed makeover after falling into disrepair.

For more than 100 years an iron lighthouse has stood proudly on Haverigg beach and played a vital role for the community.

Now, this impressive building is beginning to look a little worse for wear but local councillors are determined to restore it to its former glory.

Millom Town Councillor Jack Park said: "This iconic landmark is falling into disrepair. The beautiful information panel is no longer on its mount and all the windows are broken.

"The light on the top which used to come on every night no longer works."

This is not the first time the lighthouse has needed some repair work. In 2003 the structure became the centre of a major restoration project.

With £20,000 of heritage lottery funding, the newly formed Haverigg Lighthouse Committee worked in partnership with Haverigg Primary School to get this iconic symbol back looking ship-shape.

The 30-foot-tall cast iron lighthouse was built at the Hodbarrow iron ore mine in the early 20th century but as the mine began to decline, so did the lighthouse and it finally fell into disrepair in the late 1940s.

Cllr Park said: "The children from Haverigg School worked hard to preserve it for future generations.

"The work was completed in 2003 and I'm sure they will all be very sad to see the state of the lighthouse now."

At a town council meeting last week, Cllr Park called on fellow councillors not to neglect this cherished piece of heritage.

He said: "I used to notice visitors reading the sign by the lighthouse all the time - it was a good sign.

"Maybe we could start by putting that back in its rightful place."