CORONAVIRUS - York Cemetery reopens for grieving families

By: Chloe Laversuch, Local Democracy Reporter.

 
York Cemetery is to reopen to the public on certain days of the week.

It was closed to visitors on March 25 – in response to the coronavirus lockdown.

But grieving families and other members of the public will now be able to visit the site, after the government said cemeteries and parks could be open.

The Trustees of York Cemetery have arranged for the site to open for all of the bank holiday weekend May 8.
And there are plans to open the gates to the public on weekends only after that.

Visitors will not be allowed to drive cars into the grounds – entry will be by the pedestrian gate at the main entrance in Cemetery Road only.

Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Local Government, said at a press briefing that councils should keep parks and cemeteries open, adding: “People need parks.”

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