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The Friends’ chairman Miles has been researching the names of those buried in Row 1 Section G in the St Mary’s part of the cemetery, that hopefully will confirm the precise location of graves and those buried there. There are no known plans of the layout, over the past ten years research has been carried […]

Astrid, Rita, Alan and Dave working in the cemetery today. Cold and a bit breezy but they soon warmed up when work started. Astrid and Rita worked on the old hedge behind the houses on Wembdon Road where there was a fair bit of dead wood amongst the hedge. This was cleared out branches and

Only Chris and Dave able to make it to the cemetery today. Recent storms had left a lot of fallen branches and twigs around the cemetery, Chris and Dave picked these us and filled 1 ½ dumpy bags. Chris trimmed the bushes and brambles from the hedge bordering the adjacent house on Wembdon road, the

The Friends were not able to work in the cemetery Sunday due to the high winds caused by storm Eunice. Although still a little windy, Alan and Astrid ventured in today, the first job was to take new photographs of headstones that were placed on the mound where the Non Conformist Chapel once stood for

With the threat of rain on Sunday Chris and Alan decided to go into the cemetery to sort a few things out. The first job was to finish clearing the bramble area behind the house on Wembdon Road, this completed 2 full dumpy bags taken over to the area for collection by SDC, to find

With rain forecast for Sunday, Alan decided he would go in the cemetery and finish off his attack on the remains of the brambles he and Chris started on Sunday. He was pleased that he managed to complete the task, the next job will be to dig out the roots of the brambles so that

Wednesday 26 January Alan and Rita decided on the spur of the moment, to go into the cemetery to finish off chopping the large elder tree behind the houses on Wembdon Road. Alan cut down the last few branches and sawed them up, while Rita chopped up the left over branches previously cut down on

A cold and overcast day, the girls unable to make it to the cemetery today, Chris, Dave and Alan had to manage on their own. The first task was to sort out the Newswag grave 10-46, an overgrown grave that the Friends are considering restoring. After a lot of digging all four kerb stones were

We have a new book, Critters of the Wembdon Road Cemetery. Read more by clicking on the picture:

Thursday 13 January Another bright sunny day if a little cold and frosty, Alan and Rita decided they would go in to continue the work started on Tuesday. Alan continued cutting back brambles and nettles in the ‘new hedge’ and after working solidly for 2 ½ hours complete the full length of the hedge. The