Could your relative be buried in Rustington's forgotten cemetery?

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Aug 2018, 10:00 BST
Updated 3rd Sep 2018, 12:14 BST
Relatives have been reunited with loved ones as part of the restorationRelatives have been reunited with loved ones as part of the restoration
Relatives have been reunited with loved ones as part of the restoration
It is the final chance for people to find out if their relatives are buried in a long-forgotten cemetery as the restoration project enters its next phase.

Sandwiched between Wolstenbury Road and the Brookside Industrial Estate, the Brookside Cemetery laid derelict for decades until the 1980s, when Rustington historian Mary Taylor and more recently Sue Sula made it their mission to restore the site to its former glory.

The bodies of 57 people are buried there – click here for the full list – and many graves have been uncovered in the last two years as the pair have cleared away rubbish and dug up weeds to turn the site into a memorial garden.

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