I see that North Somerset Council have decreed that wooden crosses on graves are a health and safety risk, and have removed (without prior consultation with the family) a cross marking the grave of Rosemary Beggs.Here are a few observations:
1 The cross was only 2ft high, not exactly likely to kill anyone if it fell over.
2 Surely those in charge of the cemetery checked first, before the cross was planted, as to what sort of memorial was going to be placed on the grave?
3 Should not those who removed the cross first contacted the family?
4 The cross was one of a number of crosses in the same cemetery. The council have, seemingly, removed them all. Why did the council not issue an advisory before this, warning people that wooden crosses were not acceptable?
I fail to see how a 2ft cross is dangerous, given that it is a cemetery not a public highway.
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Fingers crossed that the wankers that a) authorised this to be done and b) actually removed the crosses will be in the first phase of public sector redundancies!
ReplyDeleteI read this story and the hi-viz, clipboard carrying jobsworth said there were 'elf'n'safety issues but would not specify what those issues were.
ReplyDeleteThe loss of a loved one is already a difficult enough time without the local council etc making it even more difficult.
The Hi-Viz brigade stated that the crosses were two foot high and this caused the danger from an 'elf'n'safety point of view....Does this mean they have no trees or bushes over two foot tall in the cemetary? Are people's homes dangerous because, I know my house sticks up more than two feet?
I think the truth behind this story is two fold; 1) They want the ground flat and clear so they can mow it quicker and thus more cheaply; 2) Yhey just love to throw their weight around.
As I recall, crosses are only dangerous if you are being crucified.....Now theres a thought, I wonder what 'elf'n'safety issues would arise if one nailed a hi-viz clad jobsworth to a cross? As long as I attended a course on working at heights, I can't see there would be a problem:-)
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"As I recall, crosses are only dangerous if you are being crucified...."
ReplyDeleteand if you happen to be a Vampire.
maybe thats it, council are bloodsuckers after all!
Hmmm! I suppose that if the dead were to rise those crosses could be dangerous in their hands. Maybe North Somerset Council are in fact being very helpful and saving their voters from a battering by zombie dead people should the occasion arise.
ReplyDeleteAll accidents are preventable so therefore all accidents must be prevented.
ReplyDeleteYou may as well say, ‘All elephants are grey so therefore anything that is grey is an elephant’
How many cross related tragedies have there been in the UK over recent years?
Can’t they find something more useful to do with their time? I find it disturbing that these morons have nothing better to occupy their time except to lurk around graveyards looking for potential risks.
Are all the roads in North Somerset devoid of potholes, for instance?
The fuckers won’t even leave you alone when you are dead!
bet they wouldn't do it to a Muslim grave.
ReplyDeleteMr Potato Head said...
ReplyDelete"Fingers crossed that the wankers that a) authorised this to be done and b) actually removed the crosses will be in the first phase of public sector redundancies!"
I do hope so!
Tonk. said...
"I read this story and the hi-viz, clipboard carrying jobsworth said there were 'elf'n'safety issues but would not specify what those issues were."
So, what do they have to hide?
Tonk also said, "I think the truth behind this story is two fold; 1) They want the ground flat and clear so they can mow it quicker and thus more cheaply; 2) Yhey just love to throw their weight around."
3) Or possibly the ban is on political correctness grounds: they are afraid of offending non-Christians?
Although only two foot high, the wooden crosses could be sharpened, so that the local youths could replicate some buffy style incidents.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I would like to impale all the jobsworths with a cross in this case they are right. Please read the story correctly before exploding. This is a "lawn cemetery" and the rules are very clear, nothing must project more than six inches above the ground. This has nothing to do with elfin safety but with the basic rules of the place. How they got away with it in the first place is anyone's guess but it is a fact of life. Having seen a photograph of the place I wouldn't be seen dead in it but that is my choice.
ReplyDelete""This is a "lawn cemetery" and the rules are very clear, nothing must project more than six inches above the ground.""
ReplyDeleteDo you have a hi viz jacket per chance?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but
ReplyDelete1) Doesn't the family of the deceased purchase that plot from the local council?
2) People are free to construct/place what they wish on land they own, subject to planning permission.
3) Wooden structures are exempt from planning permission/building regulation.