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Green Man headstone gets the go-ahead in Kempley

Green Man headstone gets the go-ahead in Kempley

Thursday, May 21, 2026

THE Green Man is a Christian symbol and, therefore, an appropriate image to be carved on a headstone in the churchyard of St Edward’s, Kempley, the Consistory Court of the diocese of Gloucester has ruled. The ruling came after Dr Polly Stirzaker, ...

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