Nottingham's iconic Robin Hood statue will be repaired in a move which will cost the city council thousands of pounds.
The bronze structure suffered a broken bow last year.
Repair work will start on Thursday, March 28, after the council appointed public art restorers Lost Art Limited.
The repairs will add to the multi-million-pound Nottingham Castle revamp which is currently underway.
Councillor Dave Trimble, portfolio holder for leisure and localities at the city council, said: “With the £30m Nottingham Castle transformation well underway, it is fitting that we turn our attention to what is happening outside the Castle walls and look at what we can offer for the huge upsurge of tourists we will see when the site is reopened."
“It’s great that we have been able to arrange for this important sculpture to be repaired and that its future is being protected.
"Visitors will once again be able to stand and get their photographs with Nottingham’s most famous rebel, in all his glory."
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This is not the first time that repairs have had to take place on the sculpture, which is Grade II-listed.
But the council has an original cast piece of the bow from 1952 which has enabled Lost Art to recast a replacement piece.
The repair is estimated to cost around £6,000 which will be paid for by the city council.
The Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) has also pledged further investment to make a number of other site improvements - including installing CCTV cameras to help protect the structure. Further improvements are planned to the lighting in the area.
Jeff Allen, chairman of Nottingham BID, said: “Robin Hood is a world-class brand that people worldwide associate with Nottingham.
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"It is especially important that, whilst Nottingham Castle is closed for major renovation work, visitors to the city have somewhere to take their photos - the statue is the single most iconic representation of Robin Hood in the city.
"We considered it essential that the whole area is substantially upgraded to tie in with the statue repairs.”
Dominic Liptrot, of Lost Art Limited, added: “We are delighted to have been invited to contribute to the restoration of an iconic memorial to a much-loved hero.
"Our staff will take as much pride in their work on the statue as the people of Nottingham do in what Robin Hood represents both locally and around the world.”
The Robin Hood statue was sculpted by James Woodford and gifted to the city in 1952 by local businessman Philip E F Clay.
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