Cemeteries should be safe and looked after
I write in support of the story in last week’s paper regarding the state of our cemeteries.
I visited Comrie Cemetery last month and was ashamed at the state of the place.
I saw gates which will not close, moss growing all over the paths – making walking dangerous – graves sinking and just a feeling of neglect.
I have contacted Perth and Kinross Council and have received a generic reply.
I visited the cemetery again yesterday [Monday, April 11], and nothing has changed.
If the plan is for volunteers to help to look after the cemeteries, we must start with a manageable area.
I do hope that PKC can give our beloved ancestors the dignity of a space which is safe and cared for.
Mairi Philp, by email
Diversity survey info not needed
Dear Editor
Not content with putting out the “wellness” survey that asks the kind of intimate questions of secondary school children that should never be asked, the Scottish Government and PKC are pressurising candidates in the forthcoming elections to provide personal information in a ‘Diversity Questionnaire’.
Candidates were told that this was purely voluntary but now PKC has sent out the following email from the Deputy Returning Officer:
It states: ‘This is just a reminder with regard to the the Diversity Survey which all candidates are being asked to complete. The Scottish Government have reported that response has been low and are keen to get as many returns as possible.’
I am pleased that I appear to be not the only one who has refused and well done other candidates – will we be marked down for our refusal?
I have good personal, family reasons to refuse this bureaucratic interference, which have been featured previously.
I have no problem with the people of Strathearn knowing all about me but PKC and the Scottish Government don’t need all the information they were collecting.
I will stand up for all who want to protect their privacy from prying eyes.
Dr Roger Cartwright, Crieff