Children’s Garden and Planting Event
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008We all know that the death of a child is a uniquely distressing event.Exeter City Council wanted to do everthing possible to provide some comfort to bereaved families and have created a dedicated Children’s Garden at Higher Cemetery.
The garden was created in the older ‘Long Valley’ section of the cemetery where the Victorians laid there children to rest.
The touching centrepiece of the garden is a beautifully carved marble angel that was found hidden and laid down in the cemetery.Langmead Memorials moved the angel to their workshop where she was carefully cleaned and refurbished before setting her on a new marble base and fixing her in her new position.
On Saturday 5th of July a memorial planting took place in the garden attended by families with children in the garden,Councilor Kevin Mitchell,Council Bereavement Staff and Langmead Memorials.A local celebrant read a heartfelt anonymous poem and extracts from ‘The Song of the Flower’ by Khalil Gibran in memory of the children.