New Covid sculpture installed at cemetery

A new sculpture has been installed at a cemetery managed by Derby City Council offering a place to reflect on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Artist Richard Janes was commissioned to design the sculpture at Nottingham Road Cemetery, which will serve as a place for people to come and reflect on the impacts of the pandemic on their family and community.

Young people from the Voices in Action Youth Council, Chaddesden Park Primary School, and St Andrew’s Academy, as well as Friends of Nottingham Road Cemetery, were involved in the design process.

The new sculpture will sit alongside other improvements in the cemetery, including tree management and bulb planting.

These improvements are funded by the Our City, Our River programme (OCOR), Derby’s flood resilience project, as part of its positive legacy for the city.

Councillor Carmel Swan, the city council’s cabinet member for climate change, transport and sustainability, said: “People might think OCOR is just about flood defences, but it’s much more than that.

“We’re building a wider legacy for the scheme that delivers real community benefits around the city, not just along the river.”