“If a memorial is found to be loose or dangerous, the PCC will attempt to make contact with memorial owners and advise them that urgent maintenance is required.
“Laying a headstone flat is a last resort, and only carried out if the headstones are deemed to be dangerous.
“All memorial owners agree to follow the diocesan churchyard regulations, which are on constant display in the porch of St Mary’s.
Church responds to villager’s anger over lowered headstones in Whitegate https://t.co/GYITesmXDc pic.twitter.com/4HCba0PJjx
— Northwich Guardian (@NorthwichNews) April 26, 2020