Guest speakers at a recent Monday meeting were Katie Seymore and Mike May representing Friends of Cromwell Cemetery.
They gave a comprehensive presentation and discussed their group's future plans for the cemetery.
The CODC manages the cemetery and will expand the area over the next few years.
The concerns of the Friends of Cromwell Cemetery include overbearing from the adjacent industrial estate, limited planting of shelter trees, restricted water availability, pest control, and lack of shelter for visitors to the cemetery.
They aim to address these issues; however, they will need support from the community.
The pest control is the responsibility of the Council and the view is that rabbit problems will be overcome as the industrial area expands, leaving less opportunity for intrusion from the boundaries. The council will also adopt a pest control program in the future.
The council is also reticulating the boundaries to allow for the establishment of trees; however stipulates that Cromwell has a dry land cemetery.
Friends of Cromwell Cemetery have plans drawn up for a Rotunda shelter and seek community help for them to construct this facility. They are hoping for “In Kind” support to achieve this goal, however will be dependent on donations to make up for any shortfall.
There were a number of questions from members that were answered comprehensively.
Peter Svensson thanked Katie and Mike for their presentation, and they received a round of applause.
At our February 23rd meeting, we were inspired by Rylee Watkins as she shared her "life-changing" experience at the January RYLA camp. Encouraged to attend RYLA by Doreen at Southern Peak Law, Rylee highlighted the value of practical, real-world experiences. She emphasised the focus on continuous improvement, citing her group's refreshment of the Lilliput Library that past candidates had worked on, with the goal of "leaving things better than you found them." Rylee also offered valuable insights on leadership, the importance of learning from mistakes, and how adapting leadership styles is key to working effectively with different generations.
