In its weekly voxpop, the Advertiser asked people’s opinions on non-Newark residents not being able to be buried at the cemetery.
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00:00 Basically, I mean, I think we've got to be careful how we use land for the future.
00:12 I'm not sure cemeteries are the best use anyway, so I think cremation is a far better option.
00:20 I think we're all going to have to accept that that's the way everyone's going to have to go in the future.
00:27 It's very good, very. I agree with that.
00:31 Well, I don't think people that live outside Newark should be buried in Newark.
00:37 I don't know because it's a cultural issue and English people have always supported their graveyards, so I don't know.
00:45 It's a bit controversial and it's got to be dealt with very sensitively,
00:50 but everyone should be treated as equals regardless of where they come from, you know, their nationality.
00:58 I'm not sure I'm divided on that.
01:02 Yeah, I think it's a good decision that outside they shouldn't be allowed to be buried in the Newark Territory.
01:11 It should be for the surrounding area, the Nottingham people, Nottinghamshire, sorry, Newark people.
01:22 I think it's fair enough because if you're from here, most likely have friends and family from here,
01:28 so being buried locally is a fair right.
01:33 And if you're not, then, you know, sorry, there's a queue, isn't there?
01:37 Unfortunately, I don't want you to join, but...
01:41 I do think eventually it'll all be permission because all the churchyards are filling up so quickly.
01:48 In Southwark, I think there's only Holy Trinity that still allows people to be buried there.
01:55 It probably does need thinking about because I think if there are people who've got loved ones there,
02:00 they want to be with them and they've planned for that, and they've, you know, financially as well as space-wise,
02:06 and then that changes. That's going to be really traumatic at a time when people are already incredibly upset.
02:13 So yeah.