Please meet opposite the Lodge at 11am on Saturday 11th. We will be carrying on clearing some areas of the cemetery of self set trees and shrubs as well as clearing smaller fallen branches.
Reminder Grave Gardeners Session Saturday 11th January
Belated Happy New Year.
Gosh we are already nearly two weeks into the New Year. The Friends would like to wish all our supporters and followers a Prosperous and Healthy New Year, and we look forward to continue meeting you in the cemetery at various events.
Kind thoughts.
A secret kind visitor has been leaving little thoughtful treasurers to brighten peoples days !
Unmarked Grave
Back in November we featured John Charles Shaw, Buried in an unmarked grave in Brandwood End.. We were heartened by the interest this short article sparked. Little did we know that it was a gift that would keep giving. The resulting detail is the next phase but we have an idea it wont stop there…….. …
Grave Gardeners help tidy up.
A bit of a change from our usual session of Grave Gardeners today. After meeting with Bereavement staff on site we decided they had more than enough unwanted shrubbery to clear and so we would pitch in and try and help remove some of the smaller trees and branches. Thanks to everyone that came along …
Last Grave Gardeners Session of 2024
SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER. MEET OPPPOSITE THE LODGE AT 11AM. As you can imagine we will have to confirm this literally on Friday (So watch this feed in case we have to cancel) as things in the Cemetery are not as they usually are BUT there are many areas of the cemetery unaffected by the current …
Christmas is a’coming.
So pleased to welcome our beautiful Winter snowflakes back to the Lodge railings, just in time for Christmas. Our thanks again to Valerie for all the effort these take. We can reassure her that they make visitors smile- and they need something to smile about at this time of storm damage!
Trees down in recent storm.
Many of you will already know that there were many trees brought down in the recent storm. The cemetery didn’t escape unscathed and we think this is the worst time the trees have had- at least in the last 20 years. We fear we have lost at least 10 very large trees, several large bows …
Law Commission Consultation on Burial and Cremation.
This is a Consultation ending on January 9th 2025 that may interest many of our followers concerning the possible changes to Burial and Cremation practices. You can access it via the link below. Law Commission consultation on burial and cremation – Ministry of Justice – Citizen Space
Carols in the Cemetery
How lucky are we ? The sun shone and the rain stayed away for the visit of the choir from St Albans R C Primary School who walked up to the cemetery to sing a mix of traditional and modern carols interspersed with interludes of Wham and Shakin’ Stevens songs! The pupils have recently been …