Today, South Staffordshire Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Sytch Lane Cemetery. The cemetery joins existing Green Flag Award winning sites in South Staffordshire, Wom Brook Walk and Baggeridge Country Park.
The news that Sytch Lane Cemetery has achieved the accreditation - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces - is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it.
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Sytch Lane Cemetery on achieving a Green Flag Award.
The cemetery is a vital green space in South Staffordshire where people can lay their loved ones to rest in a place for quiet contemplation and reflection that is well-maintained, also providing important opportunities for people to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
We know that staff work tirelessly to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.
It is important that our green spaces are maintained to the Green Flag Award standard, making them accessible for all members of the community while ensuring the environment is protected.”
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
For more information on the Green Flag Award scheme please visit their website: The Green Flag Award - Green Flag Award
For more information on the council's two cemeteries please visit our webpage: Our cemeteries and services | South Staffordshire District Council (sstaffs.gov.uk)