Ringwood Cemetery facilities vandalised

It is a very sad day when we see stories on

the front page of the Forest Journal of the Ringwood Cemetery being ‘Desecrated’.

The Cemetery in Ringwood is a very quiet and beautiful place for those grieving

for relatives and visitors to pay their respects. This disrespectful behaviour

is not what we want in our community and these people should be brought to task

over this appalling lack of respect.

The toilets were found in a dreadful state and this was not apparently a one

off event, this had been  happening on a regular basis and grounds men were required to

clear it up each week before visitors arrived.

The toilet facilities have been closed now for the weekend as a result. I spoke to a gentleman visiting his wife’s grave today and he was

clearly very upset by this incident.  He

told me this is not the first time the cemetery has been hit by unacceptable

behaviour. A while ago a group of youths were using the cemetery as a

playground, playing football and using the pathways to race their bikes. Due

to this carry on the main gates had to be locked at 4pm each night.

It is always the minority that choose to

unset the status quo for the majority of good law abiding local citizens. This

sacred place is one area that you would expect to be kept safe from harm from

vandals.

 

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