Bereaved have right to put chimes in town’s cemetery

The news stated, and I quote, “it looks like Poundland”.

What an offensive and insulting comment both to the cemetery and Poundland.

I cannot understand how these mobiles can be offending anyone. It is not like the cemetery is an attraction for local people.

Who but grieving relatives are in the cemetery, and why would any of these object?

At Southend Cemetery we have similar mobiles hanging from the trees, especially near the graves of the little babies.

Whenever I visit the cemetery, I love to see all the lovely decorations hanging and chiming in the breeze.

If this brings comfort, however small, to some poor family member, how can it possibly offend anyone?

Only those who have lost a child could ever understand the pain of burying your baby or child.

Imagine picking an outfit for your baby or child to be buried in, it doesn’t get much worse than that.

On anniversaries and birthdays, small gifts, balloons and hanging mobiles are all that some parents have left to give to their children.

It gives them some comfort to take something to a grave. It may also help other young family members, who believe their loved ones may be looking down from heaven on a lovely display of pretty things. Who could possibly deny them that?

A plot of land in the cemetery is very expensive and you don’t get much pleasure for your money.

Anybody sad enough to complain about someone expressing a token of love is an extremely troubled person.

Do we have the right to decide how people should be allowed to show their grief?

We have so many laws about people’s human rights protecting the less deserving members of our society. What about those who have just been bereaved? What happened to their rights?

Whatever next? No flowers by the roadside for accident victims? Or will tributes now be decided on your worth or celebrity status?

If you agree with me, I urge you to write to Colchester Cemetery and complain personally.

Mrs Sally Sears
Westcliff