2026 Diary

Another sunny day for Astrid, Chris, Alan & Rita working in the cemetery today (14 June 2026).  All working together in Section H today, cleaning weeds and grass from the graves, Alan’s favourite type of work (Not!), he would rather be cementing back kerbs and posts but it’s too hot for cementing. Alan & Chris worked […]

Chris, Astrid, Alan, Rita and Miles working in the cemetery today (7 June 2026). Miles our chairman was visiting from Scotland and quickly knuckled down and did some sterling work clearing weeds and grass from graves in section H with Astrid and Rita. Chris and Alan started on the Symons H64 grave that Rita cleared

Chris, Rita, Alan and Astrid working in the cemetery today (31 May 2026). Very pleased that Astrid was able to make it into the cemetery and felt able to give a working hand for an hour, lovely to have her back. The weather was good with a few dark clouds above but no rain. The

Alan, Chris and Rita working in the cemetery today (24 March 2026), hoping to carry on from last week clearing ivy off the gravestones and moved over into section H where there was a bit of shade.  It was lovely to see the sun but it was a little bit too hot today, but not complaining

Alan and Rita went in the cemetery today (12 May 2026) as they missed going in on Sunday. When they arrived at the cemetery they found the Council Grass cutting team were in cutting the grass. The job today was to finish the Toms J15 grave and get the kerbs cemented back together, a job

Thursday 30 April  Alan went in the cemetery today to cut a replacement missing kerb stone for the Toms J15 grave. This done, he then sorted out some new pad stones that were needed to enable the kerbs and the replacement short kerb to sit on, these were levelled in and the kerbs were placed

Ideal weather for Chris, Alan & Rita working in the cemetery today (26 April 2026).  Alan and Chris decided to start work on the Toms grave that was in a bit of a state, the only kerb that seemed in the correct position was the small kerb at the head of the grave, the two

Only the third working day in the cemetery this year (19 April 2026), never have we had it so wet that we have been unable to attend and work in the cemetery for so long. Since we were last in the Council have been in and cut the grass, thanks to the grass cutting team

Only Alan and Chris in the cemetery today, the weather was overcast with the threat of rain. It was decided to concentrate on the hedge that had been cut back by the Bridgwater Council Grass cutting Team a few months ago, the hedge bordered Jam Factory lane.   On making their way there Alan decided

At last a diary for 2026, the longest wet winter we have had since starting work in the cemetery and at last the rain has stopped and the ground dried out. Although we have all popped in to look around and check things over now and again, we have finally been able to dust off