LETTER: So sad that cemetery flowers removed

FOR the past 15 years, after my mother passed away, my family visited frequently to Wheatley Lane Inghamite Church to take flowers.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jul 2011, 11:00 BST

But there were a couple of paving stones in front of the wall which were missing, overgrown and in a mess. We tidied up the weeding and planted bulbs and rose trees. It was beautiful and when my husband passed away we thought it might be a nice place to scatter his ashes.

I mentioned this to the minister, who had no objection, and even said a few words on the day.

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Eight weeks ago I was heartbroken to find plants had been dug up and my husband’s flower vase removed. I rang the minister about this, believing if it had been blessed no one would touch it. I am aware this does not belong to me, and it was the church’s volunteers tidying up the churchyard. But what they have done is make me feel I have lost my husband all over again, a father and grandfather gone.

I wrote to the minister explaining how I feel. I have had no reply to my letter.

J. SAYNER

DEERSTONE AVENUE