Dog fouling is increasing in Kirklees and has been identified as a particular problem in
cemeteries.
This could be helped by planting holly trees alongside the wall to deter the youths from jumping into the cemetery (like Kirkdale and Everton
cemeteries have) and a new gate erected.
Adfa Chapel Cemetery, Newtown, Powys, Wales, came top of the newest category for
cemeteries under 3.5 acres.
NCA currently operates 119 national
cemeteries. Of these, 61 are open to all interments, 27 can accommodate cremated remains and family members of those already interred and 31 are closed to new burials.
According to the EcoWaste Coalition, heaps of garbage were found inside most
cemeteries, including paper and plastic packaging, food leftovers, plastic bags, bottles and cups, plastic wrappings of flowers, and even soiled diapers.
The open days are part of National
Cemeteries Week which runs from May 11 to 18 and are being organised by the borough council along with the Friends of Stafford
Cemeteries group.
In his book (Christians in Kuwait), Hamza Ulayyan chronicles some important historic aspects of the life of Christians and Jews in Kuwait, including their
cemeteries. Ulayyan indicates that the exact number of
cemeteries hosting deceased Muslims and non-Muslims together; a common matter in the past, remain inaccurate and, to a point, unknown.
Over 200 cubic meters of garbage or nearly 10 truckloads of trash from various
cemeteries in the metropolis was collected by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Edison Nebrija, commander of the Task Force Special Operations of the MMDA, lamented the huge piles of trash gathered in the
cemeteries, and called on the public to refrain from littering.
Angelito Isidro, Tzu Chi Foundation spokesman, said they have alreadycollected more than five tons of bottles from different
cemeteries starting Oct.
Safety inspectors will visit
cemeteries and churchyards across Renfrewshire to make sure there is no danger of headstones falling on visitors.
What we are talking about here is managing the operations of the city's many public
cemeteries like the ones at Wireless, Mintal, Calinan, Panacan, Toril, and many other areas in the city.
CEMETERIES FULLInterestingly, Nakuru County is facing a serious shortage of public
cemeteries as all the two in Nakuru town and one each in Njoro, Gilgil, Subukia and Molo, are full.In Subukia the residents have turned the cemetery into a dumpsite.
Going by the laws and traditions of the Northern part of the country, the supervision and maintenance of
cemeteries lie with both local governments and states.
