The area around the war memorial, on the main road through the village near to the Lion & Lamb pub, had become overgrown and some of its letters were no longer legible.
Chairman of Horsley Parish Council, Michael Senior, said the situation was brought to the parish council’s attention by local resident Terry Mulligan.
Northumbrian Water, which is a big employer in the area with its water treatment works in the village, funded a stonemason to carry out the restoration work.
Meanwhile, Jewson Builders Merchants in Prudhoe provided free sand and cement.
Horsley Parish Council funded the remainder of the work.
Coun. Senior said: “It is the 100 year anniversary since the end of the war this year, and it was appropriate that we respectfully did some work to restore it back to how it was and have it in good condition.
“There is still some work to do on the trees around it, but we are very pleased with it.”
He added that the council had received good feedback about the work.
Nick Rowsell, of Nick Rowsell Stone Craft, carried out the work, which included scrubbing back the grey granite memorial, cleaning it up and restoring some of the lead lettering.
He said: “I’m really happy with how it looks. It’s good that the work has been carried out – it was a great job for me and reflects well on the council and the people who have employed me to do it.”
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