Author: JW

A fortnight ago, we took a winter walk in Sidmouth Cemetery with Liz Dicker and Mick Street of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project. One of the highlights are the magnificent wild hellebores which greet us with their glorious green winter flowers along the Temple Street driveway –  and […]

The magnificent website Sidmouth Nature refers extensively to Sidmouth Cemetery, from a dedicated page to related pages on meadows, biodiversity networks and project ideas. And over the last week or so, the creator of this online resource, Peter Orchard, has been adding further pages and information […]

There have been some wonderful pieces published on these pages penned by members of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project. Here’s something on the wildlife at this time of year which can be spotted at Sidmouth Cemetery, put together by CSC working party members Liz Dicker […]

Journalist Richard Torné at the Sidmouth Herald is very keen to capture stories of local people doing something a little different – and one of his latest articles looks at a Sidmouth teacher seeking stories of WWII fallen servicemen.  His piece begins thus: A former teacher […]

The lodge at the main entrance on Temple St to Sidmouth Cemetery is quite imposing – as photographed here by Jaggery back in June 2013: Cemetery Lodge, Sidmouth © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland The history of the building is also something – […]

Do you know the excellent Sidmouth Nature website? The VGS is showcasing some of the fabulous stuff we can find there by profiling specific areas – and has already covered The River Sid @ Sidmouth Nature and Glen Goyle @ Sidmouth Nature. Here we look at what the online resource […]

Appreciating the trees of Sidmouth Cemetery can be a pleasure at any time of the year, including these leafless months. Two years ago in May, just as the tree were coming into leaf, the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries group were treated to a Tree walk by Ed Dolphin. […]

The Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project has been going for two years now, but the idea of such a group to help take care of the main cemetery in the Sid Valley has been around for much longer. In a piece from 2020 looking at managing […]

It’s been a few months since the last newsletter [see Late summer 2025 newsletter] and with the end of the year almost upon us, it seems a good time to look back on what the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project has been up to. As always, […]

Earlier this week, the Town Council Environment Cttee met on Monday 8th December to consider several reports from the Sid Valley’s various volunteer groups – to hear about any issues the committee might be able to help with and to offer any practical ways forward. The Cherishing […]