Teila Verch Dywenys, a self-proclaimed tarot reader and “witch” influencer, removes memorial ribbons from a church tree at Knowlton Church in Dorset. The actions are shown in clips she posts online, in which she cuts down and puts the ribbons in the bin. In the posts, she says the ribbons are “plastic and non-biodegradable.” Multiple reports describe the move as angering grieving families who have left the ribbons as memorials.
The accounts focus on the visible act of taking down the ribbons and the stated reasoning about their material properties. They do not provide details in the summaries about any church response, investigations, or legal consequences. The reporting centers on the public nature of the influencer’s conduct and the impact on relatives who use the ribbons to mark loss. The story remains framed around whether the ribbons’ material concerns justify their removal from a memorial setting and the effect on those who placed them.
