After nearly a year of starting the original petition, we are still here fighting. The added trauma grief and mental distress this has caused the family is unimaginable.
The council met in January 2026 and voted on going ahead with their changes which means Lotties resting place will have her items removed DESPITE being a child.
Please see below our press release:
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Press Release:
We are looking for public support to sign a petition in memory of Lottie Sadler.
Brackley Town Council has made the decision to reduce a child’s grave from six feet to 60 centimetres, despite the grave being located within an adult plot chosen so that her parents could one day be buried alongside her.
This decision has caused significant distress to the family, who made their original arrangements with the clear intention of remaining together . The reduction of the grave size undermines that intention and has compounded an already painful situation.
The family is seeking compassion, understanding, and a reconsideration of this decision.
At the time of extreme trauma , Lotties parents were not advised that a child’s plot would be given different rules due to being in an adult area.
Her current grave is a place to celebrate her life and for family and friends to place ornaments and to show their love to her.
Children’s plots are 3 foot but this is not adhered to if a child is buried in an adult plot.
Lottie was just 7 years old, and her parents were going through deep trauma and were not told by Brackley Council that there would be any restrictions on decorating her grave.
This is causing deep trauma and limbo for the last 12 months and inconsistencies from the council have exacerbated an already unbearable time of grief. There has been a lack of clarity and consistency to a grieving family, with no sensitive discussion to what a child’s grave in an adult plot would entail.
Please help by signing this petition so that all children are treated the same no matter where they are buried.
The family live with constant worry that one day on their daily visit that her precious items will be removed by the council.