The work carried out on Sunday the 1st November 2026. Alan, Rita and Chris in the cemetery today.
Alan and Chris continued working on the Palmer grave no 77 in section G. Previously, Alan had dug out the soil and stones which had collected in the centre section of this grave. The centre area then consisted of a long base which had broken into two pieces. The intention would be to lift up these two pieces to make a level platform upon which stones can be placed later.
The kerbs were first moved out of the way to enable work to take place. Some large stones and bricks were needed to raise the height of this long base to make this level.
We had some spare stone crosses in the cemetery, old salvage given to us by Fine Memorials, and one of these was coloured in a dark red colour. Considering there are no red coloured crosses which need repairing, we decided to make use of this strong cross and use this as support. Alan set to work, removing some pieces using a chisel. We then moved these pieces across to the Palmer grave. These stone pieces were then used with bricks under the sunken base, to achieve the correct height and level required.
In the meantime, Rita had cut brambles, weeds and small branches from around the yew trees beside the fences, and the Sealey and Ballinger graves. Two large dump bags were filled.
After a well-deserved tea break, Alan mixed up some cement to use on repairs. The long kerbs were ensured to be in the right position, and the 3 foot wide kerbs were fixed in position.
There are 3 large holes in the central stone base for drainage. Some bags of stones will be brought in and placed in the centre area of this grave.
All in all, a fine day’s work.