Pest controllers have begun work to clear Old Linslade Cemetery of moles in the wake of another complaint from an annoyed relative.
Alison Fraser, 54, of Bideford Green, Linslade, says she is extremely upset at the mole issues in the cemetery where her late mother and father’s ashes are interred.
Reacting to our report in last week’s LBO where a pensioner claimed there was a bad problem with invading rodents, Alison said: “There certainly is a serious problem with the moles. There have been numerous occasions during the past two years, when due to the moles burrowing, I have had to clear the very large mounds of earth that will suddenly appear on the grave, and then sometimes only to reappear again on the following day.
“My late father’s ashes are now also with my mother’s, and only just last week being the second anniversary of my mother’s passing, did the family find three very large mounds of earth, when we arrived to lay down flowers on their grave.
“My husband called by the cemetery again on Thursday and the moles had been burrowing again. Also he discovered a hole right under the gravestone.
“It is extremely upsetting for the grave to be disturbed in this way, and I know that we are not alone in this, as I’ve spoken to other people attending graves, who experience the same problem with the moles.
“I do hope that the town council will be able to remedy the problem in the very near future.”
John Connew, operations manager at Leighton-Linslade Town Council, said: “Pest control have highlighted that we have a problem with moles and the cemetery and this is a health and safety issue so therefore we have to do something about it. Our worry is ground stability to we need to be 100 per cent sure it is sorted. We have already started the process of removing the moles.
“A pest controller will be on site for the next three or four months assessing the situation but we expect it to be resolved in one month.