This month I’ve received a letter from Northeast Lincolnshire Council telling me that if I don’t remove my son’s memorial from Scartho Road Cemetry in Grimbsy, they will remove it themselves, and won’t be liable for any damage.

I’m disgusted and appalled by how heartless this is. The memorial has been there since October 2022 without issue, but now they’re telling me, with only a month’s notice, that it has to go in the least sensitive way possible.

They say it has to be removed because it’s made of acrylic resin and not stone; but what harm is it doing to anyone? It doesn’t pose any risk to the environment, nor does it create any public safety issue. The council are claiming that acrylic resin might crack in particularly cold weather - but the same thing can happen to stone and we had a cold winter last year which hasn’t affected the memorial at all.

Any parent that has lost a child should be entitled to place memorials on our baby’s graves. It is a massive comfort to us parents to know that they have a beautiful resting place.

That’s why I’m calling on the Council to reverse their decision - not just for my little boy and my own sake, but for everyone who should be able to grieve for their loved ones in peace.