IN response to the article in Monday's (January 4) Lancashire Evening Telegraph -- Cemetery likely for old memorial -- although the cemetery is an ideal spot for the memorial I would like to point out that the cemetery is in poor condition, with stones falling and the whole place overgrown.

There are a lot of prominent people buried in the cemetery, but even these have been forgotten and neglected.

Until this is addressed, either leave it where it is or find an alternative site so that the memories of our local heroes can stand tall and in peace.

JAYNE WARING, Gordon Street, Darwen.