AROUND 50 people have come forward following the launch of an appeal for information on vandalism and thefts at Mansfield Woodhouse Cemetery.
Mansfield woman Jane Beachus set up a phone number for other relatives of people buried at the cemetery to report incidents on after the headstone of her former husband Kenneth Moody was smashed in half by vandals.
The Ladybrook Lane resident has
also organised a public meeting and petition on the issue following a spate of thefts and acts of vandalism dating back to December.
She hopes to encourage police and Mansfield District Council to improve security at the Leeming Lane South site.
Mrs Beachus said: "I was quite shocked by the number of calls I received. People began to ring quite quickly. I'm just hoping to help make the cemetery safe so people's loved ones can rest in peace without these thefts and acts of vandalism.
"The petition has had over 400 signatures and I've had a lot of feedback from councillors."
Calls included a report from a Mansfield Woodhouse man who said the graves of both his wife and son had been attacked, and a report from a woman who said a picture frame had been broken off a headstone.
- The public meeting will be held at Turner Hall, on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, tomorrow at 6pm. The number Mrs Beachus has set up for information and support is 07951511031.
