Repton Parish Council is undertaking a programme of installing memorial benches around the villages of Repton and Milton.
The first stage of this has seen benches installed in the two arboreta on Mount Pleasant Road, Repton and the burial ground on Monsom Lane, Repton. The picture below shows the older of the two arboreta.
The benches are all made from British recycled plastic, which not only is environmentally friendly but ensures that little future maintenance is needed, making them ideal as memorial benches.
The bench and tree shown below are in the newer of the arboreta, which was recently planted with trees of different varieties, such as the paperbark maple or the pink flowering crab apple tree shown below in blossom.
The benches can be dedicated as a memorial to loved ones who may have lived or contributed in some way to the Parish. Upon acceptance of an application, the dedicator is able to have a plaque installed on the bench commemorating it to their loved one.
The photos below are from the burial ground, providing somewhere for people to be able reflect upon memories of their relatives and friends that may be interred there.
Details of how to apply for a memorial bench can be found on the Parish Council website www.repton-pc.gov.uk or by contacting the Parish Clerk on telephone number: 07341907137 or email: clerk@repton-pc.gov.uk