Memorial bench in her favourite surroundings

I’M now going to follow up my very recent letter (“Garden of rest does not sit comfortably with me”, October 20) regarding my dispute with the Blaby council and its idea of what a garden of remembrance should look like.

Its interpretation of the garden in question will not give any comfort to those who want to sit and meditate over their lost loved ones.

They are going about it the wrong way but unfortunately it’s their idea of a garden of peace.

The area in question will never achieve the ultimate image of peaceful relaxing area for those who have loved and lost someone they were very close to.

The garden in question evidently will be kept in a very dull uninspiring brown colour, with no thought of giving the area a lift of colour.

To allow people to sit and enjoy the ambience of a restful place while meditating over their passed loved ones.

I have tried to persuade those responsible to make this project something special, a nice place to sit and relax, away from the madding crowd of the city.

I’m sorry to say they have now lost a golden opportunity to enhance the area, which is definitely not in keeping with rest of the cemetery, which is now being kept immaculate, thanks to those responsible.

Regarding my recently removed coloured bench, I have decided to reinstate it where I’m more than sure it would have been Verona’s last wish to be remembered – in her favourite surroundings, her home, in a garden filled with loads of love and affection.

To turn this obvious problem into something sensible, I will gain the enjoyment of my angel’s memorial bench where it belongs, in a true garden of love.

So the Blaby council has lost the opportunity of developing a true garden of love.

Ray Newcombe, Aylestone