Park with Noah Woods tributes to be tidied at family request

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 13:45 · Archive

Brantham Parish Council will tidy a park where tributes were left for three-year-old Noah Woods, following the family's wishes.

Brantham Parish Council has announced it will tidy the area at Merriam Close, on the Essex and Suffolk border, in accordance with Noah Woods' family's wishes. Flowers, candles, teddies and toys had been placed along the park fence as tributes after the three-year-old's body was found on 16 September.

Noah went missing on 15 September after leaving an under-fives play area and becoming separated from the relative with him. About 1,300 people searched for him for more than 24 hours before Metropolitan Police divers recovered his body from Decoy Pond on 16 September.

The council said it will approach the removal of items with care and sensitivity. A spokesman said: 'We understand that this space holds special meaning for families and the wider community, and we will approach this with care and sensitivity.' The council has asked residents to continue treating the area with respect while the items are removed.

An inquest heard on 25 September that Noah left the play area through a gap in the fence. Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Connick told the inquest that Noah had gone to the park every Tuesday since the day he was born with a treasured relative, and this was part of his normal routine.

How it is being reported

• Park with tributes laid for Noah Woods to be tidied after 'family's wishes'The park where tributes were left in memory of three-year-old Noah Woods is set to be tidied.Echo (Basildon) · 8 Oct, 13:30
• Park with tributes laid for Noah Woods to be tidied after 'family's wishes'The park where tributes were left in memory of three-year-old Noah Woods is set to be tidied.Brentwood Guardian · 8 Oct, 13:30
• Park with tributes laid for Noah Woods to be tidied after 'family's wishes'The park where tributes were left in memory of three-year-old Noah Woods is set to be tidied.Colchester Gazette · 8 Oct, 13:30

In this story: Noah Woods · Brantham Parish Council · Brantham · Merriam Close · Decoy Pond · Metropolitan Police

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