Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project! Early Spring 2024: work done so far: In just a few weeks, the CSC working party have already made a huge difference to Sidmouth Cemetery – with a few valiant volunteers braving the weather […]
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Cemeteries and churchyards: ‘places for the living’
A Devon botanist was also a Devon priest – and he showed how churchyards can embrace beautiful things: “God’s Botanist” – Revd. William Keble Martin – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries The East Devon District Council have created a charming churchyard: St Gregory’s Seaton: balancing low grass […]
The Sidmouth Scouts lend a hand!
It’s great that other groups are working with Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries – and on Saturday afternoon a group of Scout Explorers, leaders and family members had a working party concentrating on the area just south of the Chapels: Thanks to the Scouts – Cherishing Sidmouth […]
Collecting pictures and stories of the monuments at Sidmouth Cemetery
Are you interested in adding to a database of photographs and histories of the people associated with Sidmouth Cemetery? Ideas have been shared about looking at the cultural side of the Cemetery, for example doing more on the ‘monumental’ side of the historic site – […]
Green and trees and sky from Sidmouth Cemetery
“We are definitely generating interest from people wanting to help!” says Amanda O’Carroll, Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries steering group member and working party volunteer. Below is a photo she took this morning of a very full dumpy bag, filled by volunteers – but first, a couple […]
Caring for God’s Acre – in East Budleigh
The churchyard of All Saints’ in East Budleigh has regularly received praise: Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition | CPRE Devon [2023] East Budleigh and Exmouth churches recognised by Devon CPRE | Exmouth Journal [2020] And so has the burial ground of St Peter’s in Budleigh: The main aims of […]
First Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries working party gets to work!
At last, after a lot of anticipation and a lot of planning… The ‘official launch’ of the CSC – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries and Public meeting @ Sidmouth Cemetery: 13th January: more details – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries … the volunteer working party met up for the first time […]
“Work to improve Sidmouth Cemetery has begun!”
Last Thursday, the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries group met up with the District Council’s Streetscene team: Public meeting @ Sidmouth Cemetery: 13th January: more details – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries The results were very positive – looking to implement the Management Plan agreed to back in 2020: […]
Welcome to the first newsletter of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project!
WELCOME AND THANKS! Firstly, welcome to all those who have joined the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries mailing list – and if you’re not on it but would like to be, please get in touch: Contact us – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries A big thanks to all of […]
“God’s Botanist” – Revd. William Keble Martin
There is the charming little church of St Blaise at Haccombe near Newton Abbot: St Blaise, Haccombe – A Church Near You It’s most famous ‘Archpriest’ was also the author of perhaps the most famous book of wild flowers: It was among the wild flowers […]