Wrexham,North Wales - Vicar says Wrexham church garden is being used as a rubbish dump

Published date: 29 July 2016 | 

Published by: Staff reporter
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A RECENTLY-renovated church garden is being used as a dumping ground, according to the parish vicar.

Inconsiderate people going to St John’s church in Rhosymedre are leaving “heaps” of old flowers and other rubbish in the church’s garden when visiting their family’s graves.

The Rev Kate Tiltman said it was spoiling a space refurbished at great expense only last year.

She added members of the congregation shared her discontent about the issue.

Many of the people doing this, she says, would be very quick to complain if their family’s graves at the church were not kept tidy.

Mrs Tiltman said: “Last year we planted the garden with flowers, but people use it to dump their old flowers in.

“It’s annoying as we spent about £6,000 trying to get the church yard decent and we have used pretty much all of our reserves.

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“The people who are doing it seem to think they can leave their rubbish anywhere. 

“There is a big skip which is emptied regularly, but people just dump their rubbish.”

Mrs Tiltman said the garden area, which is used by the Sunday school children, has now become a “heap” of old flowers and other rubbish.

“We have what was once a nice attractive garden area, but is now a heap of rubbish and dead flowers,” she said.

“What is really annoying is that we spent all of our money trying to improve the area but in return, nobody seems to treat it well.”

Mrs Tiltman said local children’s groups such as the cubs and beavers have expressed an interest in using the space, but due to the state it is in they cannot.

“I would like these people to show a bit more respect and thought for other people,” she added. “It’s about respecting the church and what other people are trying to do. 

“Having spent all of our money to try and improve the area and respond to local concerns, we are not getting the same level of concern back.”

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