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| The field beyond the allotments could become home to a cemetery |
A NEW cemetery could be created on farmland bordering Waltham and New Waltham.
No formal application has yet been submitted, but it is understood that Waltham parish council has had preliminary talks with North East Lincolnshire planners about the proposal.
The earmarked site is a grass field adjacent to recently-created allotments off Station Road - not far from the Toll Bar Academy.
The parish council's intent is clear.
Over the past few days, hawthorn whips - to provide screening - have been planted around most of the perimeter of the field.
The initiative coincides with concerns about the potential impact of coronavirus, but there is no connection.
The intention to create a new cemetery predates the current health emergency.
A formal planning application is expected to be submitted in the coming weeks.
There might be some misgivings among allotment tenants about human remains being laid so close to land where vegetables are grown, but there is not thought to be any risk.
In fact, the project is already being welcomed by some lottie-holders who believe that, once the hedging has become established, it will provide a welcome windbreak.
There is also another environmental plus.
Cemeteries are often favoured by a range of songbirds, and the hedgerow should provide excellent nesting and feeding habitat for robins, linnets, goldfinches, yellowhammers and whitethroats.
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| The first of scores of hawthorn saplings have been planted |
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| Hedging will provide a windbreak that allotment holders will welcome |
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