General Chat

Hi,

Bless you Karen for adding I will have a look and do what I can.

Von, Bless you too, I got the same message, I know just how important is it to those of us who live here.

Rita, I will PM as I can't have her wondering about it all in case she doesn't read this reply and what Von posted, and I don't want to cause her any distress.

Kind regards
Amanda x

Hi Amanda
The petition seems positive.

I have "talked" to Rita as I was worried to for those I knew and she was really upset. Hopefully as I gave her the reply she is a bit better now.

I too got a reply today, though I had difficulty accessing it from my own e-mail.
So thank you Von

Linda :o)

The response from the government sounded positive to me, in that they will avoid disturbing the cemetery - I hope so, but who knows if there will even be the funding to do these expansions with the way things are now.

Lizx

Hi Linda,

Thank you, but I do feel bad now for Rita.

I didn't mean to cause anyone any upset, I probably should have gave this thread more thought before posting it.

I have sent her a message.

Kind regards
Amanda

Amanda
I'm sure she will appreciate an e-mail from you but you did right to bring this to our notice as I said at first I had seen the notices by chance when passing through Hayes, but couldn't really read it properly.
I am in contact with rita occaisionally anyway and had no idea her grandson was there, so recently too. Nobody gives us the truth in case we learn too much.

I for one am glad you added this thread to make others aware, especially those out of area.

Look at how many old graves have disappeared, some stones lay on the floor as paving slabs and others just propped against the walls. This is true in Winchester, as I have seen a family named stone regularly walked on !!!! I have taken pictures incase it wears away as some have.

Linda :o)

Hi
Just come back after doing some research.
Whilst the government response seems to be positive I think we still need to be vigilant.
I live near Heathrow so will keep an eye on the local press for any information.
Von

I too live near Heathrow and was disgusted to think it may happen. I've no family buried there but being a Middlesex gal, I wouldn't want this to happen - Heathrow already big enough and can't see why they should go for more space. For business blah blah.. Yadda yadda.

Sorry *steps down from soap box*

T

And I'll sign anything to stop it!

I used to live in Harlington, and I signed it in one of the shops in Hayes on one of my visits down there. Cherry lane is not the only grave yard, there is a tiny one in Harlington itself up for those that know the area its up Victoria Lane, there are some war grave in there, I think it belongs to the Baptists Church.

Thanks for that Rita, but I worry about the little one in Harlington has well, that one is not use any more, but I know people who have family in there. I'm glad about cherry Lane though.

Hi Rita,
Yeas I agree cherry lane is kept lovely, I don't have any of my family there but have been to some funerals there. The one in Harlington is in Victoria Lane, across the road from William Byrd School, has I said before I think it belongs to the Baptist Church but its not used any more, There are a few war graves in there, but if the runway goes ahead it will be right in its path, so will the school.