Councillors agree to pay thousands to have 'deteriorating' cemetery wall repaired in Market Drayton

Civic leaders have voted to pay thousands of pounds to repair the wall surrounding Market Drayton Cemetery which has "deteriorated" over several years.

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Councillors have voted to pay a total of £5,600 for repairs to the 'entrance' section of the wall alongside the repair and repointing of the remainder of the section heading towards Longslow Road. 

Town councillors met at a meeting of the services and facilities committee on Thursday night (March 6) to discuss the provision and consider quotes for the repairs.

The work will be the latest set of improvements to the cemetery which is owned and operated by Market Drayton Town Council. 

Town Council are going to have some work done on the outside walls of the cemetery.
Town Council are going to have some work done on the outside walls of the cemetery.

Work remains on-going to repair and replace windows at the cemetery's chapel. A spokesperson for the town council said these works were "taking a little longer than anticipated."