Renfrewshire Council to continue toppling gravestones as other options 'unfeasible'

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Renfrewshire Council to continue toppling gravestones as other options 'unfeasible'
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The Friends of Hawkhead Cemetery group are now calling for the approach to be abandoned as they believe it shows a lack of respect for the dead and is undignified.

Renfrewshire Council have confirmed they will continue toppling "unsafe" gravestones as other methods are deemed “not feasible”.

READ MORE: 'Inspiring' Glasgow dad battling brain tumour undergoes intense treatment as thousands raised Chairman of the Friends of Hawkhead Cemetery Des Barr said, upon the launch of a petition calling for an end to the practice in Renfrewshire, that “toppling headstones disregards our cultural norms and traditions surrounding death and remembrance”.

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