Churchyard closes due to anti-social behaviour

A churchyard in a town centre is to close for a month after a spike in anti-social behaviour.

St John the Baptist's Church in Glastonbury will stop all church-related activities, other than Sunday services and funerals, for 30 days during May for a "reset".

Some residents in Glastonbury have said that closing a place of worship and a community hub was "extremely unfair".

The local Avon and Somerset Neighbourhood Policing Team said the closure was a "challenging" but a "necessary" step to protect the safety of the congregation, visitors and local residents.