\u2019n Jong ma wat aangeval is terwyl sy besig was om by die graf van haar jong kind te ween; grafte wat met vullis bemors word; betonmure wat afgesteel word en grafstene wat afgebreek word.<\/p>\n
Dit is net \u2019n paar van die gru-voorvalle wat in die Worcester-begraafplaas \u2013 wat in \u2019n gevaarsone vir die publiek ontaard het \u2013 plaasvind.<\/p>\n
\n Standard<\/span> het die afgelope week met plaaslike geestelike leiers gesels om hul indrukke te kry van die toestand waarin die begraafplaas tans is.<\/p>\n Eerwaarde Ester Johnson van die Congregational-kerk in Leipoldtlaan s\u00ea die moreel van \u2019n gemeenskap is sigbaar in \u2019n begraafplaas.<\/p>\n \u201cOns begraafplase is nie veilig nie. Dit is nie meer die plek waarheen ons kan gaan om ons geliefdes op te soek nie.\u201d<\/p>\n Sy s\u00ea die situasie by die Worcester-begraafplaas beroof mense van die geleentheid om hul geliefdes te besoek en hul grafte skoon te maak.<\/p>\n Volgens haar het mense \u2019n verantwoordelikheid om toe te sien dat die rusplek van hul geliefde(s) mooi is.<\/p>\n Johnson s\u00ea wanneer \u2019n mens by die begraafplaas instap, kry jy die gevoel mense het nie respek vir die dooies nie.<\/p>\n Sy s\u00ea terwyl haar kerk se koster op \u2019n dag besig was om \u2019n graf te help voorberei, het \u2019n onbekende man daar verby gekom en houtkruise uit die grond begin ruk vir vuurhout.<\/p>\n Volgens haar word die betrokke kruise nie net gebruik vir vuur nie, maar skoongemaak en herverkoop.<\/p>\n \u201cOns kerke het nie geld om sekuriteit of \u2019n lidmaat aan te stel vir die begraafplaas nie. Al wat ek vir mense kan s\u00ea, is om nie alleen begraafplaas toe te gaan nie.\u201d<\/p>\n Vanwe\u00eb die onveiligheid by die begraafplaas raai Johnson mense aan om dit te oorweeg om \u2019n gedenkhoekie in hul huis op te rig waar hulle private en stiltyd met hul geliefdes kan h\u00ea.<\/p>\n Sy s\u00ea as gevolg van die onveiligheid by die begraafplaas het die Congregational-kerk in Leipoldtlaan \u2019n gedenkmuur op die kerkperseel opgerig waarin afgestorwenes se as geplaas kan word.<\/p>\n Ds. John Willemse van die VGK Worcester-Oos s\u00ea die toestand van die begraafplaas oorkant Bolandpark-stadion en Kerkhofstraat steur mense se gemoed, want dit is hul geliefdes wat daar l\u00ea.<\/p>\n Volgens hom voel mense magteloos wanneer hulle die toestand sien waarin die begraafplaas is. <\/p>\n Hy s\u00ea mense moet aanbeweeg en gebruik maak van verassings.<\/p>\n Volgens Willemse wil die VGK Worcester-Oos ook \u2019n gedenkmuur oprig, maar daar is vrese dat die muur gevandaliseer gaan word.<\/p>\n Ds. Jeff Fransman van die VGK Sentraal in Adderleystraat s\u00ea op sy beurt vandalisme dui op verwoesting van bepaalde goeie ordes.<\/p>\n Hy s\u00ea die vandalisme in die begraafplaas laat \u2019n mens diep gegrief.<\/p>\n Volgens hom het dit het sy kerk onlangs R30 000 gekos om die binnemure van die begraafplaas op te knap nadat vandale daarop gespuitverf het.<\/p>\n Hy s\u00ea voorts \u2019n grafmonument vir afgestorwe predikante is ook gevandaliseer. <\/p>\n Fransman s\u00ea hy weet van voorvalle waar mense by die begraafplaas met vuurwapens en messe gedreig is<\/p>\n Hannelie Botha, \u2019n woordvoerder van die Breedevallei-munisipaliteit, s\u00ea die munisipaliteit werk al baie lank reeds saam met die kerke om die beste oplossings vir die probleme te vind.<\/p>\n Sy s\u00ea die munisipaliteit het reeds twee jaar gelede begin om die vooraansig van die begraafplase gedeeltelik toe te maak na gelang van die munisipaliteit se beskikbare 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