THE Bishop of Dudley will unveil a new baby memorial at Wordsley’s Holy Trinity Church this weekend.

A new remembrance garden has been created in the grounds of the High Street church to mark the final resting place of many hundreds of stillborn babies delivered at Wordsley Hospital and buried in the churchyard pre-1970.

Created thanks to a fundraising drive by parishioners who raised £3,000, it will be blessed and officially unveiled at 6.30pm on Sunday June 26 by the Rt Rev David Walker, Bishop of Dudley.

The memorial, an area for bereaved parents to sit and think, comprises a flowering tulip tree which has been planted inside a wrought iron circular bench close to the entrance of the church.

It also features a stone donated by Dudley stonemasons Jones, inscribed with words by the 17th century poet George Herbert.

Rev Colin Jones, from Holy Trinity Church, said money for the memorial flooded in after the congregation launched an appeal last November.

He added: “Over the years we have received many queries from parents wishing to know the resting place of their loved ones.

“The garden is in a lovely area of the grounds with beautiful views and we hope we have made a peaceful place for families to sit and reflect.”