2023

A new gravestone was erected in May to commemorate Fanny Eaton as part of the Windrush celebrations. She was from Jamaica and sat for many of the Pre-Raphaelite painters. This year the green environment has been dominated by the weather with a long drought end of May...

Gardening

The Friends of the cemetery have planted trees, gardened, recorded birds and insects, produced trails for kids, added an interpretation sign, and SO much more of that necessary ‘boring to read about’ work behind the scenes! The Friends meet weekly to care...
Spring 2019

Spring 2019

We are celebrating 150 years since the cemetery’s opening in 1869. We had a great winter kids club. Many can now identify a gorse bush, a birch tree – and know where ladybirds overwinter! The central round bed is awaiting a face-lift and we hope to have...
December 2018

December 2018

We have planted 150 whips to celebrate the 150 years the cemetery has been open (1869-2019). Additionally we planted out the Blake memorial with beautiful flowers in November and held a vigil marking the 100 years since a munitions factory blew up in the borough a...
Summer-Autumn 2018

Summer-Autumn 2018

We eventually came to the end of the most serious drought for half a century. Combined with very high temperatures the trees have suffered. The grass turned gold. The Friends have kept all our new plantings well watered so hopefully, all should survive. Green Flag was...