Cemetery near Chelmsley will soon be full

NORTH Solihull residents must have access to a local cemetery, councillors have said.
They have made their feelings known after being warned that Woodlands Cemetery will be full within five years.
Solihull Council has already been investigating the options to extend the site, near Chelmsley Wood. However, it has proven difficult to find land to expand the facility.
There is also the added complication that the site is in fact just over the border with Warwickshire. Alan Brown, assistant director for highways and the environment, warned the project was unlikely to be cheap or easy.
Despite this, a scrutiny board recently insisted that council officers press on and try to find a solution. Their fear is that should Woodlands run out of burial space, it will create obvious problems for those nearby.
Bereaved relatives, many of them elderly, might face difficulties travelling to cemeteries further afield.
And should burials have to take place in other local authorities, the cost is likely to be higher for families.