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               Now and again a Cemetery related story appears
                  in the news, here we hope to keep you informed of any such stories.  
                  
                
               
                 
               
                  14th August 2008 
                    
                  7 Underground Wonders of the World: Labyrinths, Crypts, Catacombs
                  and More 
                    
                  West Norwood Cemetery Catacombs have been named one of the 7 Underground Wonders of the World: 
                    
                   
                
                 
               
                  14th July 2008 
                    
                  Vandals wreak havoc in cemetery 
                    
                  Vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a cemetery in Lancashire's Ribble Valley. 
                    
                   
                
                 
               
                  14th July 2008 
                    
                  Cemetery transformation under way 
                    
                  Work to lift and re-lay gravestones in an historic cemetery in Cheltenham is under way. 
                    
                   
                
                 
                
                  9th July 2008 
                    
                  Hidden gems 'at risk' of decay.  
                    
                  Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter has long been recognised as a lovingly-restored reminder of the city's industrial
                  hey day. 
                    
                   
                
                 
               30th June 2008 
                    
                  Revving rev's ultimate final ride 
                    
                  A vicar who decided he could offer an uplifting funeral service rather than a sombre event has, quite literally,
                  got on his bike and acted. 
                    
                  
                
                 
               13th May 2008 
                    
                  The University of Bath is to offer a degree course for funeral directors. 
                    
                  
                
                 
               27th April 2008 
                    
                  A council is installing further security measures at a Leicester
                  cemetery to tackle problems with anti-social behaviour. 
                    
                  
                    
                   
                   
                
                 
               27th April 2008 
                    
                  A Gloucestershire church has been told it can evict badgers from
                  its grounds. 
                    
                  
                
                 
               24th April 2008
                    
                  There's nothing cheerful about a coffin - until you cover it with colourful pictures. 
                    
                   
                
                 
               5th April 2008 
                    
                  £6m restoration of Arnos Vale cemetery in Bristol to begin. 
                    
                  
                
                 
               20th March 2008 
                    
                  
                  Crematorium set to offer webcasts. A Hampshire city crematorium is set to start offering its funerals
                  as webcasts on the internet. 
                    
                   
                
                 
               12th March 2008 
  Germany plans 'cemetery pyramid'
                  
  It sounds like an absurd idea. The plan is to build a massive pyramid, filled with human remains, on a windswept field
                  near the city of Dessau, eastern Germany. 
  Read the full story here 
                   
                
               
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