steve_b_wales Posted Monday at 16:40 Report Share Posted Monday at 16:40 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8y8n2jy2go I was a 'bit of a tinker' as a teenager, but never stooped so low as to do this. In our local cemetery, where my son is buried (his ashes) there is a tree, which we bought, where my family have added keyrings from when we are abroad on holidays, and many have been stolen. Also, under the bench that was purchased out of fundraising by the school he attended, there was a resin dog in the shape of a Jack Russell terrier. My father painted it to look exactly like the dog we had. It was there for many years, but last year, it was stolen! I felt sick to my stomach when I found out. Edited Monday at 17:30 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted Monday at 16:58 Report Share Posted Monday at 16:58 Scum Keep your chin up Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyH Posted Monday at 17:05 Report Share Posted Monday at 17:05 Sorry to hear this, Hate the way young'uns are turning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted Monday at 17:07 Report Share Posted Monday at 17:07 Has the council removed them Steve There was something on the news last week about. Councils removing stuff from graves not sure if it's something they are doing now Sorry to read this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted Monday at 17:21 Report Share Posted Monday at 17:21 13 minutes ago, johnphilip said: Has the council removed them Steve There was something on the news last week about. Councils removing stuff from graves not sure if it's something they are doing now Sorry to read this. Well worth the ask, used to be true for ease of maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Monday at 17:31 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 17:31 (edited) 23 minutes ago, johnphilip said: Has the council removed them Steve There was something on the news last week about. Councils removing stuff from graves not sure if it's something they are doing now Sorry to read this. No. The council allowed them, and it's only a small tree. I reported it to the sexton who replied that 'gangs of youths' wander around the cemetery and he is powerless to stop them as he doesn't see what's going on. I also reported it to my local newspaper but they didn't print or say anything. Edited Monday at 17:33 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted Monday at 17:58 Report Share Posted Monday at 17:58 Just what on earth is going through someone's mind when they do something like that ?. It's xxxxxxx shameful!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted Monday at 18:07 Report Share Posted Monday at 18:07 34 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: No. The council allowed them, and it's only a small tree. I reported it to the sexton who replied that 'gangs of youths' wander around the cemetery and he is powerless to stop them as he doesn't see what's going on. I also reported it to my local newspaper but they didn't print or say anything. OK Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted Monday at 18:41 Report Share Posted Monday at 18:41 None of us were " angels " Steve, but we don't understand what causes them to do this type of thing because we don't think like them. Civilised humans like us never think to do or would want to vandalise other people's cherished possessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted Monday at 19:08 Report Share Posted Monday at 19:08 What goes threw there head to do something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted Monday at 19:15 Report Share Posted Monday at 19:15 Hello, At half term much more of this type of Vandalism takes place , A big headache for local police, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Monday at 20:07 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 20:07 1 hour ago, 30-6 said: None of us were " angels " Steve, but we don't understand what causes them to do this type of thing because we don't think like them. Civilised humans like us never think to do or would want to vandalise other people's cherished possessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Tuesday at 20:07 Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:07 UPDATE: One individual has been arrested in connection with the vandalism etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyH Posted Tuesday at 20:10 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:10 2 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: UPDATE: One individual has been arrested in connection with the vandalism etc. Good, Great progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Tuesday at 20:20 Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:20 8 minutes ago, BobbyH said: Good, Great progress! indeed, although the police are not saying if the person actually did, or took part in the desecration of the graves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted Tuesday at 20:56 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:56 Steve none of us little Sh-ts were angels but think were was taught respect. I lived in the rough part of town and the grave yard was the other side of the road if you done any thing to the grave yard you got it when you went home. Sorry to hear your sons item were stolen . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Wednesday at 14:13 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 14:13 17 hours ago, bottletopbill said: Steve none of us little Sh-ts were angels but think were was taught respect. I lived in the rough part of town and the grave yard was the other side of the road if you done any thing to the grave yard you got it when you went home. Sorry to hear your sons item were stolen . Thank you. It still makes me angry every time I visit him and clean around his bench. The resin statue was worthless, but as it looked like his dog, especially as my father painted it the same colours, it meant something. Also, the keyrings that were stolen annoys me. We still place them twice a year on our return from holidays with the hope that they won't be taken as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted Wednesday at 15:09 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 15:09 So sorry to hear that Steve, awful behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Wednesday at 15:18 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 15:18 9 minutes ago, Aled said: So sorry to hear that Steve, awful behaviour. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted Wednesday at 15:22 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 15:22 12 minutes ago, Aled said: So sorry to hear that Steve, awful behaviour. I agree, it's shocking ! 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted Wednesday at 16:35 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:35 Steve what type of dog breed was it if you don't mind me asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted Wednesday at 16:35 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:35 20 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: UPDATE: One individual has been arrested in connection with the vandalism etc. and what willhappen to it .......nuthin'.....not even a telling off all you need to do to stop this ...is take the perpertrator into the town square on a saturday....tie it to a post and make everybody watch as its given and ******* good thrashing....then chucked in a ambulance and off to hostpital the word word would spread all over Britian in a few mins that this is what will happen to you if you do this sort of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted Wednesday at 17:18 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 17:18 42 minutes ago, ditchman said: and what willhappen to it .......nuthin'.....not even a telling off all you need to do to stop this ...is take the perpertrator into the town square on a saturday....tie it to a post and make everybody watch as its given and ******* good thrashing....then chucked in a ambulance and off to hostpital the word word would spread all over Britian in a few mins that this is what will happen to you if you do this sort of thing Sir , you should be our next prime minister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted Wednesday at 17:21 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 17:21 Even though he's been caught the courts wont give a hard enough sentence judges seem to live in a different world from everybody else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted Wednesday at 17:23 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 17:23 Just now, Bigbob said: Even though he's been caught the courts wont give a hard enough sentence judges seem to live in a different world from everybody else The police have not made another announcement since the mention of this person being arrested. But I agree, the sentence won't be hard enough. It costs money to keep them in prison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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