A large town straddling the border between Kent and London needs a new cemetery as burial space is fast running out. Since January 2022, St Mary’s Church Burial Ground in Swanley has been closed to new burials as it is now full up. While any previously agreed interments will be honoured, there are no spaces left for new graves and expansion of the existing site isn’t possible. Swanley Town Council is concerned time could run out to find new memorial space and has put out an appeal for landowners to come forward with suitable sites. However, as chief executive Ryan Hayman explains, they also fa…
