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Fight the ban against flowers on memorial benches!

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Amber Forway
9 years ago

I do not agree with this at all or like the idea they are Memorial benches for a reason and what's wrong with having lovely flowers

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Sally Kinal
9 years ago Featured

I think by placing the ban, you are taking away the families link they have made to their loved ones. What harm does it do? Leave them to mourn their loved ones, we all have different ways of mourning, no one way is right or wrong.

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Michelle Finn
9 years ago

Disgracefully. ....they have paid for the bench and I have never heard of an incident where flowers or their holders/pots have caused harm !!!! You are a joke ddc and your advisors

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Julie Stenhouse
9 years ago

What a ludicrous, insensitive, waste of flaming resources ..are you going to clear the beach of pebbles and drain the sea in the name of H&S next?

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Jessica Joy
9 years ago

Has the world gone mad? Please don't take away people's right to mourn, celebrate and remember their loved ones.

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Sherry Clark
9 years ago

Why why why is it wrong to show care of someone who has gone. Xx

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Anonymous
9 years ago

How can this be a health and safety issue? Did ddc pay for these benches or flowers? Nope. Therefore they have no right saying family and friends can not put flowers on a bench that they have paid for that is not causing a risk. Pathetic

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Jade
9 years ago

Diabolical!!! Who even came up with this insensitive idea!

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Leigh Everitt
9 years ago

Keep the flowers there lovely to look at and it's lovely that the family's and friends have a place to remember there loved ones - it also brightens up the Seafront xXx

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Louisa Brown
9 years ago

Thus is a ridiculous ban - some people need to pay tribute to their loved ones on certain days of the year x

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Ally
9 years ago

How can DDC justify this! Leave people to show respect to there loved ones in a way that they and the public can admire and reflect on!

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Peter Davenport
9 years ago

DDC should be chasing those responsible for fly-tipping and litteing rather than enforcing some micro H&S issue.

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Lynette Davenport
9 years ago

I don't understand how flowers are a risk to Health & Safety.

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Alicia peryer
9 years ago

How can a person in a suit make this recommendation. Totally insensitive & how lovely do those flowers look. So get lost & come up with another bright idea to make yourself look good.

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John Parks
9 years ago

Even if the rite to establish a memorial to a loved one has to be paid for. there is a responsibility to clear up (just) before it becomes a faded eyesore, possibly a hazard.

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Michelle Betts
9 years ago

Please reconsider your decision, so many people take great comfort in putting flowers etc on their loved ones benches. I'd like to see the risk assessment associated with this decision too. Madness, complete madness, and in doing so, you have upset many people, who are grieving for their relatives.

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Patricia Poole
9 years ago

Flowers should be allowed on benches ,cannot see any reason why this should be stopped.

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Pauline allen
9 years ago

Leave the flowers alone they do no harm and give comfort to people

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Sheila Dunne
9 years ago

How disgraceful of DDC to try to implament this. Using Health and Safety as an excuse. Lets see all the documents to support their stupid decision. We shall ignore their threat every step of the way.

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Tom saunders
9 years ago

I really hope this is just a stupid bloke with a pen and paper and not put in motion absolutely ridiculous