The cemetery has defended the move A cemetery in Longton, near Stoke, has left people furious after they introduced charges for a VIP pass to let people to visit their loved ones’ graves. The Garden of Remembrance is a ‘unique’ independently-owned cemetery and has been open for 19 years. The cemetery issued notice that from […]

1 year ago

She now gets invited to strangers’ funerals Say to hello to the ‘funeral crasher’ fascinated with death and cemeteries – who has attended the funerals of 200 strangers. Jeane Trend-Hill, 55, has travelled around the world visiting cemeteries and began attending funerals after accidentally crashing one when she walked into a church when a service […]

3 years ago

Hannah Ford’s father did not approve of the relationship A man has been convicted of littering and fined $300 (£246) for repeatedly placing boxes of flowers on the grave of his fiancée, whose father didn’t like them or approve of their union. Winston ‘Winchester’ Hagans was convicted in Auburn city court, Alabama, on Thursday, after Hannah […]

4 years ago