My family is personally affected by grave space restrictions. I am a mother mourning the loss of my beautiful daughters Carmen Black (26/03/2024 -22/06/2024) and Millie-Grace Stickland (25/06/2021 -25/06/2021). My heart aches as I strive to create a special memorial space where my two older children and I can remember them. Sadly, in Marlborough cemetery Wiltshire, I'm only allowed a 61cm by 61cm space around their grave, a space that doesn't even cover their resting place adequately. I'm humbly asking for an expansion to 61cm by 120cm.

The Wiltshire council has been wonderfully considerate in allowing us the construction of a small picket fence. Yet, the grave space resolution is another necessary change. I am committed to maintaining the whole area around their grave, ensuring it enhances rather than distracts from the cemetery's overall aesthetic.

This predicament is not unique to me. Many other families in Marlborough are faced with the same restrictions. Let me memorialize my daughters properly without these limiting measures, especially when I commit to respecting the area's overall appearance.

Together, we can change this. Appeal to the Wiltshire Council with us to grant a bereaved parent the right to have an adequate memorial space for my infant children. I would be so grateful if you could take the time to sign my petition to expand my daughters grave space restrictions.