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| Boy, 10, launches his own grave-cleaning business | Boy, 10, launches his own grave-cleaning business |
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| Ben has pledged to give 10% of his earnings to charity | Ben has pledged to give 10% of his earnings to charity |
| A 10-year-old boy has started a business cleaning gravestones after seeing the poor state of plots on a visit to his grandmother's grave. | A 10-year-old boy has started a business cleaning gravestones after seeing the poor state of plots on a visit to his grandmother's grave. |
| Ben, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, has also pledged to donate 10% of everything he earns to a charity that provides headstones for families who have lost children but cannot afford to pay for a grave. | Ben, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, has also pledged to donate 10% of everything he earns to a charity that provides headstones for families who have lost children but cannot afford to pay for a grave. |
| A Facebook post about his business venture, written by his mother Michelle, has had thousands of likes and shares. | A Facebook post about his business venture, written by his mother Michelle, has had thousands of likes and shares. |
| She told the BBC people had been very supportive of the idea. | She told the BBC people had been very supportive of the idea. |
| "He was cleaning his gran's grave and he just looked round and he saw other ones that looked, in his words, a bit sad," she said. | "He was cleaning his gran's grave and he just looked round and he saw other ones that looked, in his words, a bit sad," she said. |
| "You could see they had been left for such a long time and I said 'not everyone has time to come and do it' [clean the graves]." | "You could see they had been left for such a long time and I said 'not everyone has time to come and do it' [clean the graves]." |
| Michelle suggested to Ben that he start a business cleaning the gravestones and they set about researching what cleaning products should be used to ensure no damage is caused to the stonework. | Michelle suggested to Ben that he start a business cleaning the gravestones and they set about researching what cleaning products should be used to ensure no damage is caused to the stonework. |
| 'Perfect fit' | 'Perfect fit' |
| Their idea has had a warm response on social media. | Their idea has had a warm response on social media. |
| "People have just been so lovely and so supportive," Michelle said. | "People have just been so lovely and so supportive," Michelle said. |
| "It really has warmed all of our hearts all through the family. It has been really nice." | "It really has warmed all of our hearts all through the family. It has been really nice." |
| Ben has decided that 10% of everything he makes will be donated to the charity Stevie Stones. | Ben has decided that 10% of everything he makes will be donated to the charity Stevie Stones. |
| "We just thought it fits so perfectly because they supply headstones to those families who can't afford a memorial to their children," she said. | "We just thought it fits so perfectly because they supply headstones to those families who can't afford a memorial to their children," she said. |
| "He's told me to get on with it [getting the business up and running]. | |
| "He has said 'make my website mum, come on let's get it done'." | |
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