MADAM, Thank you for last week's article which highlighted the problems we are having in St Mary's Churchyard.
You will be interested to know that we have received yet another visit from the people concerned. This time the grass cuttings were delivered on either Wednesday or Thursday of last week and consisted of five large heaps left against the wall between the two kissing gates. This is easily the largest contribution we have received so far.
It amazes me that no-one appears to have noticed it happening but I live in hope. Grass is not our only bugbear. Soil, gravel and pebbles are often dumped. The soil we can use during one of at least three programmes that are ongoing. The gravel and the pebbles are just a pain.
This Monday morning I emptied the large builders bag from the Garden of remembrance into one of the bins provided. It was mainly full of hay weighed down with a generous helping of soil and gravel.
It took four wheelbarrow loads before I could think of lifting it. This is normally a twice a week doddle. The bag was donated by Barry Robbins builders and the container it lives in was provided by Weymans pallets, who also make the flower boxes that are placed around the town and are supplied to my wife, Margaret, the Chairman of Ross-in-Bloom, on a personal basis, free of charge.
Gordon Lucas, Ross