'Places of peaceful contemplation and beauty' - Two Manchester cemetries labelled best in the country
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester has won a lot of accolades in recent years - but this one is a little different. Two of the city's cemeteries have been handed a top prize for the 'peaceful contemplation and beauty' they offer.
Gorton Cemetery and Phillips Park Cemetery were recognised in the National Cemetery of the Year Awards as the cleanest and most taken care of in Manchester.
Both cemeteries won the 2023/24 gold prize in the Large Burial Ground category of the competition which was hosted earlier last month. READ MORE: Fury as news breaks that Rishi Sunak is set to axe the Manchester leg of HS2 READ MORE: Cell of tragic prisoner who 'couldn't breathe' had no fresh air, family claims Gorton and Phillips Park cemeteries' success comes after the recent achievements of two other Manchester cemeteries including Blackley and Southern Cemeteries.
At the most difficult time for families, Manchester is offering some small amount of peace. Both Blackley and Southern Cemeteries were awarded with the ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ and ‘Green Flag Award’, both given for public spaces that have attained a high standard of accessible green space.
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