Broxtowe Borough Council has been trying to restrict items left on cemetery plots
The leader of Broxtowe Borough Council has told families there will be a 12-month suspension on controversial rules that could have removed tributes from graves. The council caused controversy after a cabinet decision in July this year sought to restrict remembrance items on cemetery plots.
Families opposed the council’s rules, questioning council leader Milan Radulovic after a meeting at Bramcote Crematorium on October 24. That’s where he promised them a “common sense” approach over the controversial rules. Cabinet documents from 2009 confirm the current rules have been in place since then. However, the bereavement service only updated its ‘Notice of Interment’ forms in 2023 to note the prohibited items.
Nicola said later in the meeting: “When I buried him , I asked what I was allowed on that grave and I was told that I could have anything if I kept within the measurements and I maintained it myself. I have stuck and adhered to that rule.” Following the meeting, Cllr Steve Carr , who represents Beeston North, said: “This is exactly what I’d hoped for. What the families were looking for was somebody to listen to them, not just now but moving forward.
Mr Mott added: “We can together work forward with a plan to try and accommodate the requests that are being made. We do need to consider everything, families that do follow the rules, disabled access, safety issues on the back of operational implications, reopening graves.”
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