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Dave, Chris, Rita and Alan in the cemetery today (2 June 2024). The weather was sunny and hot, so hot that they had to work in the shade. It was decided their first job was to cut back the trees at the top of the cemetery next to Jam Factory Lane where the dumpy bags […]

Rita, Alan and Dave in the cemetery today (26 May 2024), weather sunny but heavy rain forecast for midday. Alan & Rita arrived early and agreed it was best to concentrate on tidying things up. Alan started by cleaning off the mortar on bricks that Dave had brought in during the week, and stored them

Just Alan and Dave able to make it to the cemetery today (19 May 2024). Astrid had a fall at home and sadly broke her leg in two places, we wish her well and a speedy recovery – we will miss her. Both Rita and Chris had family matters to attend to. Dave and Alan

Full house again this week (12 May 2024), a really hot sunny day so jobs were chosen that were in the shade – well most of them. The boys took the covers off last weeks job on the Edwards and Burge graves and gave the kerbs a clean up. They used a garden fork to

Saturday 4 May 2024 It was such a nice day (4 May 2024) Alan decided to go into the cemetery to prepare the Edwards grave kerb stones ready to cement back together. The landing had sunk in the middle which meant the broken long marble kerbs had to be packed level for support, using slate

Although wet weather was forecast it turned out to be quite a nice day (28 April 2024). Chris, Dave and Alan working today. Alan arrived early and put two wheelbarrows of earth in the Badger grave 14-19 he had just finished when Chris and Dave arrived. Alan replaced the broken pieces of concrete slab back

A nice day to day (23 April 2024) with rain forecast for the next week so Alan & Rita decided to pop in the cemetery for a couple of hours to work off some of the weight they put on after their few days away. They worked on levelling the kerbstones of the Badger grave

Full house today (21 April 2024), Alan & Rita were first to arrive and thought they would take off the ivy growing on one of the holly trees at the front of the cemetery as there seemed to be more ivy than holly. Rita and Astrid worked at the front of the cemetery taking off

As it was a nice day and he had not been in the cemetery on Sunday as taking a short holiday, Alan decided he should spend a few hours working in the cemetery (18 April 2024). Rita said she was far too busy! The team had uncovered the Pippin grave 14-8 Plot 26 on Sunday,

Only Chris Dave and Astrid today (14 April 2024). We again worked in Plan 14. The graves worked on today were J PIPPIN d 1914; M PIPPIN plan 14 no 26; BURGE plan 14 no 81; M SHARKEY d 1936; WJ SHARKEY d 1950 plan 14 no 71. Each of which had been taken over