Two community-spirited teenagers have taken time out to improve their local cemetery. Overgrown grass in cemeteries in Bolton has caused huge upset among residents. Brandon Connor, 18, and his colleague Brandon Cherry, 19, who run BC Landscaping business in Bolton stepped in to help after seeing the condition of Westhoughton Cemetery.
They cut the grass for no cost. The two lads noticed the overgrowth while visiting Westhoughton Cemetery and took it upon themselves to tidy it up for fellow residents who were visiting their loved ones. Over the past two weeks they have been taking requests from residents to tidy up around the graves – and now as a thank you a GoFundMe has been set up to thank the pair for their kindness.
So far £600 has been raised for the duo. Brandon Connor said he was inspired to help out after visiting his grandma and stepdad's graves. He said: “My Grandma and my stepdad are in Westhoughton Cemetery , and I went there a few weeks back to cut their grass to keep it nice and tidy.
"I saw how bad of a state it was in and I thought it’s not nice to come and see overgrown graves when you come to see your loved ones. “So, myself and Brandon thought let’s start cutting the grass and we continued to do it and it has just gone from there. “The community response has been really positive, everyone has been coming over and saying thank you and everyone has just been so grateful for what we have done.
“When we saw that a fundraising page had been set up.
