A permanent tribute to his youngest son
Callum was born in 2010, but he contracted pneumonia as a baby from which he never recovered. He only lived 6 months. Of course, that was enough time for Leanne to develop a huge and unending affection for her children (she has four other children).
So, in order not to face the cold tombstone every time he went to the cemetery, he came up with a seemingly special but appropriate idea: Make it colorful – blue predominates – and fables of your favorite tv characters Eagle Pigle.
He is the main character in a British children’s series “Dream Garden”. There, the blue doll, concrete as a rooster, lives in a boat, in A beautiful garden surrounded by trees.
Because her child, although very small, likes the doll very much, so she thought of “fit“That little part of the cemetery”Beautiful gardens, full of colour, filled Callum with joyful memories’ the grieving mother explained. So every time she went to deliver flowers, she found something that babies learn to recognize and love in such a short time of life.
But the city government — insensitive — decided otherwise.
Callum Monument Objection
Lianne Decided to revise that place in April. He spent £600 remodeling it to make it “beautiful” every time he visits the cemetery.
However, he has just received official notification from the municipal cemetery. You have until September 30th or 26 days to remove items you have placed in memory of your baby. It does not follow the county grave guidelines for this cemetery.
Among the nonsensical arguments of the article, it says it’s made of acrylic, which will deteriorate and crack over time.
Lianne He explained that he hired an expert in the use of this material because it was the most suitable material for this “monument”.the grave callum One message read: “Your wings are ready but our hearts are not. Your mums, dads, siblings love, remember and cherish. Our shining stars.”
It is decorated with little blue dolls, balls, hearts and signs with addresses just like they appear in their favorite series.
But the city government stated that this cannot go on like this, and that he must retire in more than three weeks at the latest.
“Rules must be followed”
After learning of the incident, the British media not only interviewed the grieving mother. He also asked county and cemetery authorities for further explanation. What they heard still sounds ridiculous.
Graves must be constructed of marble or stone and be erected by a person registered with the municipality. The idea they defend is consistency and avoiding eccentricities or cheesy things (which, of course, is not the case).
They also told the mother “ready to use Find the best alternative solution so that he can continue to achieve his goal of honoring his son Callum in a pleasant place.”
However, the monument is made of resin that is predominantly blue and had to be removed from the cemetery.
There’s a separate paragraph that deserves a caveat due to the passage of time.
heartbroken mother
It is at this point that Leanne’s remarks at the beginning of this article take on greater significance. “It stood out because it was great, because that’s what I wanted for my baby,” he explained before giving a strong definition.
“I just don’t see the problem. there are some wooden crosses they have been there for many years It’s all crisp, crisp, and sharp.”the brand has an indisputable logic.
In addition, he described that the cemetery contained fragments of fences and other tombstones, and even had nails hanging from them. Plastic vases and clay pots can also be taken and left where loved ones are buried, though of course these break down much earlier than the things commemorating the baby.
“If a broken or rotten wood cross can be replaced or repaired, it can also be done when the resin needs maintenance,” he says. Lianne.
His case has now been made public across the UK. Maybe I’ll change that harsh bar. She herself said they never told her at the time.
“I spoke to the council and if they hadn’t told me I could have the monument, I would have taken a different path, I wouldn’t have moved on,” the mother said.
“I would take a different path,” he stressed. Maybe it’s time for the city and the cemetery to act and pay a simple tribute to a mother whose little baby was only 6 months old.