The rector of Minchinhampton Church has defended the Parochial Church Council’s decision to ban man-made decorations from gravestones in Holy Trinity churchyard. On Monday, the church told families that any ornaments, stones, vases or children’s toys still in the churchyard after March 27 will be taken away in a skip.
Families argued that it was their choice how they mourned at their relatives’ graves, but this afternoon Revd Canon Howard Gilbert said that while each memorial is private, the churchyard is a public space of remembrance. “Churchyards are a place of solace and dignity where people can remember their loved ones and feel close to God,” he said.
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