Additional improvements and repair works are scheduled to take place at Hailsham Cemetery in Ersham Road over the course of the next few months.
The improvements will see a refurbishment of the New Garden of Remembrance section of the cemetery, which will involve the re-laying of paving slabs, installation of a new weed membrane and larger 20mm gravel.
Work is also due to be carried out on the old chapel, with a full re-roof incorporating new slate tiles, guttering and leadwork. The chapel doors are scheduled for repair and repainting, which should be completed by the summer.
Furthermore, some ground has been cleared and reclaimed at the south end of the cemetery.
“Hailsham Cemetery is a quiet, secluded burial ground run by the Town Council and maintained for maximum peace for those visiting loved ones,” said Councillor Richard Grocock, chairman of the Town Council’s Asset Management Committee.
“We want to ensure that our cemetery provides a fitting and appropriate place for people to visit their loved ones which is why we continue make improvements by carrying out any upgrades and repair work necessary on site. By doing this, we can ensure that the cemetery remains a place the community can be truly proud of.”
Hailsham Cemetery offers spaces for the burial of coffins, as well as two Gardens of Remembrance and a separate space available for the interment of cremated remains. The cemetery also includes an area for ‘meadowland burials’ – for unmarked ‘green’ burials in bio-degradable coffins with no monuments or headstones.
The cemetery grass is cut around the graves on a regular basis and to a generally high standard. The rest of the cemetery is maintained and repaired regularly by the Town council’s Cemetery Superintendent, and the Town Council endeavours to inspect and assess the condition of the cemetery as much as possible.
