On Monday 19th May 2003, The Right Reverend Doctor Kenneth Stevenson Bishop of Portsmouth consecrated the 1.5 acres of land that has been donated to St Mary's Church by Mr Dennis and Mrs Jean Edwards (owners of Higworth Caravan Park, Hayling Island)
This land - to be called The Garden of Peace - will be used for the burial of people of South Hayling for several centuries to come.
The consecration formed part of the 750th Anniversary Celebration of St Mary's Church