
NeilsYard Coventry All posts by this member | 1 of 12 Thu 14th Jun 2012 10:58pm Member: Joined Aug 2010 Total posts:2817 Just thought I'd warn other forumers with loved ones at Canley Crem - I went to lay some flowers for my dad who would have been 75 on Tuesday and was shocked at the state of the place. I've never seen it so overgrown. It was almost like the old part of London Road! Cutbacks kicking in?!! ![]() |
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Dougie from Wigan All posts by this member | 2 of 12 Thu 14th Jun 2012 11:58pm Member: Joined Dec 2010 Total posts:170 That's very sad to hear NeilsYard as we come to Coventry four or five times a year and that's the first place we go, will be down this Sunday. This is a short video I uploaded on another thread on here if anyone would like to look here as this part of the crem's changed so much over the years
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LesMac Coventry All posts by this member | 3 of 12 Fri 15th Jun 2012 10:50am Member: Joined Dec 2011 Total posts:234 Thanks for that video.
My eldest son was cremated there August two years ago. At that time we spoke to a gardener who told us that there only two full time gardeners there.
I think they have done remarkably well to keep the place looking so good.
It is very sad if the cemetery is now getting overgrown. Perhaps the wet weather has caused fast growth. Les |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 4 of 12 Mon 18th Jun 2012 2:09pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5159 From today's Telegraph :
Council leaders in Coventry have pledged they are acting on complaints from bereaved relatives about the "dreadful" state of the city crematorium |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 6 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 10:08am Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1684 They are very pretty well done Mrs Dougie |
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Norman Conquest Allesley All posts by this member | 7 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 10:26am Member: Joined Oct 2014 Total posts:640 My son is buried at Canley. He died suddenly three years ago aged 41. We have bought two vases with a spikes on the bottom for flowers. One of them was stolen. Gary was a keen motorcyclist so we have bought several novelty motorcycles to put on his grave and one of those was stolen. Now we just lay flowers on his grave about once a month. Just old and knackered |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 8 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 12:24pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5159 Terribly sad, NC ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 9 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 1:42pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1684 Just goes to show how low some people will stoop. I would have replaced with better and left a weatherproof note, thank you, you've just been caught on camera. It does work. |
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 10 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 4:48pm Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:2882 They steal from the cars in the carpark at our local Crem. and even took a puppy once. These thieves have no conscience or respect for the living or the departed.
There is nowhere on earth you can go now without a crime being committed. ![]() |
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mcsporran Coventry & Cebu All posts by this member | 11 of 12 Fri 26th Jun 2015 5:28pm Member: Joined Oct 2013 Total posts:450 Sadly that appears to be true:
Hebridean island of Canna has first crime in decades |
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Norman Conquest Allesley All posts by this member | 12 of 12 Sat 27th Jun 2015 11:53am Member: Joined Oct 2014 Total posts:640 Thanks for replies. All a sign of the times I'm afraid. Just old and knackered |
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