The cemetery, on Bruntcliffe Lane in Morley, has been the local burial centre for Morley for many years.
I visited the cemetery on a recent site visit and thought it was beginning to look a little run down. I have asked for an improvement plan to look at improving the look of the cemetery and also requested a change to working practises to bring in more council workers to work at the site.
The plan will look at improving some of the older graves which have often come under a state of disrepair. The plan is also aiming to cover improving and widening the pavements around the cemetery as well as providing a water supply for flowers.
My colleague Cllr Wyn Kidger - who has been working on the plan - says we have identified that Developer funds from the new Bruntcliffe Road housing development could be used to improve the cemetery and we are having a plan costed up to see if an improvement plan could be supported with these funds.
We are aiming to have a plan in place during the summer and are also aiming to set up a Friends of Bruntcliffe Cemetery group to support future improvements at the site.
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