Cemetery Vandalism Condemned

I have welcomed moves by the City Council to work with the police and others to deal with the recent spate of vandalism in city cemeteries. On Monday evening the City Council agreed to spend £30,000 on repairing mostly older gravestones where the council cannot trace relatives.



I asked about the recent disgraceful vandalism which has taken place in the city's cemeteries especially in Balgay. I was pleased to hear that council officials are working with the police and others to ensure that appropriate action is taken to prevent further vandalism in the city's cemeteries and hopefully to catch the vandals who have recently smashed gravestones at Balgay. I don't think that we want obtrusive security measures and it is difficult to keep cemeteries vandal-free but we must do all we can to allow those buried in our cemeteries to rest in peace.



There is no excuse for vandalising headstones and those that have done so should be ashamed of themselves. I was very pleased that the City Council's Environment Committee joined me in condemning the recent vandalism. Anyone with any information about recent vandalism should contact the police on 0300 111 2222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.