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Astrid, Alan, Rita and Chris in the cemetery today, the weather forecast predicting cloudy with rain coming in at mid-day, which turned out to be correct. Alan’s first job was working on the Boulting H22 grave, cementing the gap between the kerb stones and the concrete landing recently worked on by Fine Memorials. Alan was […]

The weather forecast was possible heavy showers during the morning, but Astrid, Alan and Rita decided to take a risk and glad they did, it turned out to be hot and humid. SDC had been in and cut the grass so the cemetery was looking good. Fine Memorials had completed their work on the H22

A very hot and sunny day was forecast today, so the Friends, Astrid, Dave, Chris, Alan and Rita, decided to concentrate on working in the shade. Most of the trees in the cemetery had got a bit overgrown since we last trimmed them, so that was a job for today, obviously the larger trees where

Alan went to Cannington Quarry to purchase 3 bags of stone chipping and dropped them off at the cemetery. While he was there he decided he would put membrane and the chipping in the Nicholls grave H20 and completed the job by cleaning the kerbstones with scrubbing brush and water. He then moved over to

Another good working morning in the cemetery today, lots of jobs completed. Rita & Alan went in the cemetery earlier than usual as they wanted to finish off the Radford grave, Section 11-37a, which they managed to complete just as Astrid and Chris arrived. Astrid brought in several pots of seedlings which she took over

A lovely sunny day for the workers today, Astrid, Chris, Alan and Rita. SDC have emptied most of the dumpy bags that were filled with weeds and clippings. Fine Memorials have cemented and pinned the three granite tiers together and erected the repaired cross on the top of the Boulting grave started on Friday. The

Alan, Rita, Astrid and Dave in the cemetery today as Fine Memorial were in to work on the H22 Boulting grave. A large grey granite double memorial with 3 tier blocks which has come apart and slipped badly to one side, a large broken cross, and one of the kerbs broken. A big job to

Chris, Dave and Astrid in the cemetery today. No Alan and Rita as Alan is recovering from a bad back. We went to the wildflower area and cleared some of the weeds that were suffocating the existing wildflowers and also ready to sow further seeds. After filling two dumpy bags and as there were no

Alan and Rita arrived in the cemetery and made their way to the Radford 37a grave Section 11 plot 175 (the lost and forgotten grave worked on last week) and uncovered the bags on the cemented kerbs which Alan worked on Tuesday. All looked good, and when Dave arrived they put earth in the centre.