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Another productive day (12 October 2025) in the cemetery with just Alan and Dave working hard on the Gray grave B31. This grave is in very poor condition, the two long kerbs are broken and the centre concrete slab broken in many pieces and sunk in the middle. The first job was to remove the […]

Working in the cemetery today (5 October 2025) were Alan, Dave, Astrid and Michael. The boys concentrated on the Davey B24 grave, the first job was to cement the kerbs and posts back together which went well. The stone chippings that were removed were washed, black membrane was laid down inside the grave, and the

Astrid, Alan, Dave, Michael and Rita working in the cemetery today (28 September 2025), the sun was shining and it was a lovely warm day. Alan and Rita went in a bit earlier today as Rita had to leave early to assist in preparations for the Carnival concerts. Rita helped Alan on the Wood B25

Working in the cemetery today was Dave, Chris, Rita, Alan, and Astrid (21 September 2021). Astrid started work on the wild flower garden, weeding and planting Birdsfoot Trefoil, wild Geranium, wild cyclamen plus a few more plants, filling half a dumpy bag of weeds, she then joined Rita and Dave cleaning out weeds and grass

Only a brief bit of work in the cemetery today (14 September 2025), when Dave and Michael did a bit of work weeding under the Gertrude Gregg obelisk. Chairman Miles was visiting this weekend, who took a picture. Sadly the rain quickly started, meaning play had to be abandoned. Miles was able to take some

Dave, Michael, Alan, Rita, Chris and Maz in the cemetery today (24 August 2025). The first job for Alan was to tidy the Rookley B68 yet again as the badger is insistent on trying to get the black membrane out from under the stone chipping. Michael sieved the stone chipping in the Porter grave, then

Another hot and sultry day in the cemetery (17 August 2025). Toiling away in the shade were Chris, Dave, Alan & Rita, plus Suki who was sleeping most of the time except during tea break (see photo). All four worked in the shade of the high hedge behind the houses on Wembdon Road. Although the

Rita, Alan and Astrid working in the shade in the cemetery today (10 August 2025). Rita & Alan arrived early to find that the Rookley grave B68 had been disturbed again, conclusion is ‘Mr Badger’ is looking for worms! This was again put right by Alan while Rita took the ivy of the Goldie B60

Astrid, Dave, Chris, Alan & Rita working in the cemetery today. All working in Section B & C doing a general clean up of overgrown graves, too many to mention them all. Astrid continued from last weeks work by weeding the remainder of the wild flower garden. Dave did a grand job cleaning out the

As thunder and lightning was forecast last week the team felt it would be safer to stay at home – back working in the cemetery today (27 July 2025) were Alan, Rita and Astrid. First task for Alan and Rita was to take out the stone chipping from the B68 Rookley grave, although black membrane