WORK has at last begun to expand a Radnorshire cemetery three years after land was bought by the county council adjacent to the current graveyard. Work to extend Presteigne Cemetery has started and, when complete, will provide enough space at the facility for the next 100 years. Powys County Council (PCC) bought the land adjacent to the cemetery off Presteigne and Norton Town Council for £47,000 in 2018 – when it was reported that the cemetery only had enough burial spaces for another seven years. The expansion will reportedly cost £120,000 but the county council said it would cut demand on other nearby council cemeteries.
writes Powys County Council leader Rosemarie Harris. The year started with a bang as the county suffered a series of violent storms bringing flooding and damage to a number of communities, the damage was widespread but Crickhowell, Welshpool, Ystradgynlais and Knighton were particularly hard hit. The main clean-up operations were barely over – some will take years to recover - when coronavirus hit and our world has not been the same since. Currently we are all preparing for a very different Christmas with some relaxation of restrictions but still a world-away from the usual festive celebrations. It will be difficult for many and there will be difficult decision as families decide who they will ‘bubble’ with during the Christmas period.