Save Southwark Woods in ‘last-ditch attempt’ to see off council’s cemetery plans
Borough's burial strategy to go under the spotlight with council's own scrutiny committee
Borough's burial strategy to go under the spotlight with council's own scrutiny committee
Campaigners also say recent debate was a sham after planning application revealed
Council presses ahead saying providing burial spaces is a matter of 'common decency'
Southwark council voted against further public consultation on creating thousands of new burial plots
Grass roots campaign is due to present signatures to council in July
A soil survey unearthed a 'small incendiary device' in 2011
A thousand truckloads of waste will pass through Honor Oak during the process.
With limited space in the borough, should we prioritise woodlands for the living or graves for our dearly departed?
Southwark Council are planning to turn a wooded area into land for burial plots.
It is hoped that it will show how much the 100 acre woodland walk is loved
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