Over this month, the volunteers of the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries have been uncovering several family graves in Sidmouth Cemetery. A fortnight ago it was The Barratts, a tailoring family whose graves were cleared of vegetation. Last week it was the grave of the former Manor […]
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Uncovering family graves in the Cemetery: the Barratts
Back in 2011, the Herald’s chief reporter Diana Bowerman put together a fascinating piece for the Herald on The Barratt family – master tailors in Sidmouth. At the last session of the CSC working party, volunteers managed to uncover five separate Barratt burial plots in […]
Generous donations for the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries project
Over the last months, there have been several very generous offers of donations and of help being made by members of the public and relatives to the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries project. Those offering donations have suggested spending the funds on equipment for the volunteers to […]
“Thank you to the volunteers who have worked so hard” at Sidmouth Cemetery
The efforts of the volunteers of the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries’ working party are often rewarded by heartfelt feedback from locals and visitors – from those who enjoy the peace and quiet of the place and from those who have loved ones buried at the cemetery. […]
Controlling dogs at Sidmouth Cemetery
Back in August, the district council launched the first stage of its consultation on controlling dogs in public spaces, asking for any interested parties to put in requests for changes to the current 2023 Public Space Protection Orders by 30th September, to be included in the full […]
Managing the Cemetery’s grass for wild flowers and insects
There has been the perception of late that the Management Plan for Sidmouth Cemetery still isn’t working – as shown by photos over the summer months of large areas of brown across the site. However, there have been efforts in managing the Cemetery’s grass for […]
Managing the Cemetery’s grass for flowers
After some months of work, it feels as though the Management Plan for Sidmouth Cemetery still isn’t working – although, looking at how things are handled in other cemeteries, managing the Cemetery’s grass shouldn’t be an impossible task. Yes, it’s a matter of balance but it does seem, then, that there […]
Managing the Cemetery’s grass
Over the last weeks, the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries social media pages have been looking at how other cemeteries have been dealing with invasive long grass – some more successfully than others: Managed sensitively, this lovely old meadow grassland can enhance the burial site for visitors, […]
Trialing yellow rattle in cemeteries and churchyards
Of late, there has been discussion amongst members of the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries working party about carrying out a controlled trial of yellow rattle. This is often used to suppress the growth of grass – which it can do effectively, but it has to be […]
Planting woodland bulbs at the Cemetery
Sidbury and Sidmouth cemeteries are basically sited on former meadowland – and something the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries project would like to see would be enabling the dormant meadow flowers to flourish through careful management of the dominant grass. There are other notable areas – such […]