{"id":101780,"date":"2023-12-11T17:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101780"},"modified":"2023-12-11T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:24:38","slug":"mourning-families-get-an-apology-two-months-after-headstones-toppled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/mourning-families-get-an-apology-two-months-after-headstones-toppled\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourning families get an apology two months after headstones toppled"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Dozens of headstones deliberately pulled down by council could be reinstated as mourning families finally get an apology two months after accusing bosses of &#8216;vandalism&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A total of 87 graves were laid flat by inspectors after a &#8216;mandatory topple test&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Council chiefs who sparked outrage by pulling down dozens of graveyard headstones without warning have apologised and revealed they may pay to put them back up again.<\/p>\n<p>Horrified residents were stunned to discover 87 headstones had been pulled down in a so-called &#8216;topple test&#8217; at a North Yorkshire cemetery in October.<\/p>\n<p>Some mourners found the cemetery strewn with flattened headstones that had been laid down on the ground after being deemed unsafe.<\/p>\n<p>The council said the headstones were laid on the ground because they failed a &#8216;topple test&#8217; which is done to ensure visitors aren&#8217;t injured by falling headstones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some described the actions by workmen at Haxby and Wigginton Cemetery near York, North Yorkshire, as an &#8216;act of vandalism.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/76755583-12850729-Mourners_were_shocked_to_discover_87_headstones_had_been_flatten-a-26_1702311941659.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mourners were shocked to discover 87 headstones had been flattened at Haxby and Wigginton Cemetery, North Yorkshire, in October<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/76755575-12850729-Heartbroken_families_have_slammed_council_bosses_for_toppling_ov-a-27_1702312244210.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Heartbroken families have slammed council bosses for toppling over headstones they deemed unsafe<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/76755595-12850729-The_council_said_the_headstones_were_laid_on_the_ground_because_-a-28_1702312261753.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The council said the headstones were laid on the ground because they failed a &#8216;topple test&#8217; which is done to ensure visitors aren&#8217;t injured by falling headstones<\/p>\n<p>However Haxby Town Council has now apologised and blamed the decision on the fact its cemetery&#8217;s committee didn&#8217;t have a clerk.<\/p>\n<p>It is now considering a recommendation from the cemetery committee to pay to reinstate the toppled headstones.<\/p>\n<p>Home Office rules make clear relatives should be properly informed if their loved ones&#8217; graves are disturbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The council said in a statement: &#8216;Please be assured that lessons have been learned and as such the communication will in future be much improved.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But mourners believe they should have received letters of apology &#8211; rather than the statement which appeared on a website and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Allison lost her mother Maria in 1992, whose stone was one of those affected, and she says she is &#8216;still waiting for answers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;We&#8217;re still waiting for some answers now. I don&#8217;t know of one grave owner who has got a letter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/76755593-12850729-Those_with_friends_and_family_who_are_buried_in_the_cemetery_sai-a-29_1702312272359.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The council has now published an apology but those affected have questioned why they have not personally been contacted<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My father hasn&#8217;t got one yet, and he&#8217;s still at the same address that was registered with the committee.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Daughters&#8217; agony after council flattens their mother&#8217;s gravestone without warning over fears it could &#8216;topple&#8217; &#8211; and pair find it lying on the ground<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;Why haven&#8217;t letters of apology gone out to older people, who don&#8217;t use social media?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tracey Smith lost her 21-year-old brother James in 1992 and his stone was also affected.<\/p>\n<p>She claims she has been quoted \u00a3372 to reinstate the headstone and added that the council &#8216;should have put the apology up around the cemetery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tracey said: &#8216;The council have got so much scope in the village, the noticeboards, they could have put the apology up around the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the end of the day communication is key, making sure people are aware so that this never happens again &#8211; 87 families are going through this trauma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s still headstones laid down, one of them has got a bunch of flowers just tied to it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Haxby Town Council said it will consider the cemetery committee&#8217;s recommendation at the next full council meeting, which is today.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12850729\/headstones-council-reinstated-mourning-families-apology-vandalism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of headstones deliberately pulled down by council could be reinstated as mourning families finally get an apology two months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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