When the exhibition closed the clock was reassembled in Newport's John Frost Square where it became a visitor attraction.

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Prior to the right-hander's first pitch, public address announcer John Frost introduced "Lieutenant Mitch Harris" to generous applause from the red-clad crowd.

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But in March it was announced that plans to revamp Newport's shopping centre with the Friars Walk development for John Frost Square had been approved.

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