It’s clear that the Management Plan for Sidmouth Cemetery isn’t working – as recent photos from the site show: The actual Management Plan for Sidmouth Cemetery is pretty clear about what should be happening – but it has been left to families and individuals to tend to graves: There […]

The District Council has made available its plan for Sidmouth Cemetery 2021-2025. Here’s the map of the area: And here’s the link to the plan itself: EDDC Management Plan 2021-25 – Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries There is clearly disappointment that the plan is not being adhered […]

At the beginning of December, the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries group had a site meeting at Sidmouth Cemetery with EDDC Streetscene officers – during which the poor state of the area was remarked on by all sides, plans for how to rectify were discussed and the […]

St Gregory’s churchyard in Seaton is now managed by the District Council’s StreetScene team: Improving Green Spaces for Wildlife – East Devon It had been a pretty abandoned area, as these photos and reports from over a decade show: St Gregory’s Churchyard, Seaton, Devon – […]

East Devon District Council have recently updated their cemetery regulations: Update to cemetery regulations – East Devon Radio Here are those regulations: East Devon District Council: Regulations for Management and Control of Cemeteries East Devon District Council provides and manages three cemeteries in Seaton, Sidbury […]

A very impressive Victorian Garden Cemetery in the heart of Bristol has been on the news: Arnos Vale: The influential people buried in the South West’s oldest garden cemetery | ITV News West Country After a supporter of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries group spotted this news […]

For the moment, the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries is focussing on the main Sidmouth Cemetery – but there are other places in the Sid Valley which might warrant some attention. The Parish Church has been in touch with the CSC project – and churchyards are indeed […]

This is very early days for the CSC project, but the website is proving an invaluable starting point – with ideas and views being taken on board as the project grows. The current ‘Welcome’ page gives a gentle overview of how things are – but […]

Last night at the VGS 2023 AGM, the proposal to set up a ‘friends’ group for the Sid Valley’s cemeteries was put forward: VGS 2023 AGM – 14 November – agenda – Vision Group for Sidmouth The evening saw the first public showing of the […]

So this is where we start. Our Sidmouth Cemeteries are a bit of an embarrassment. Perhaps it is because the Church doesn’t have responsibility nor the Parish/Town council but that the District Council is now in charge, but perhaps it isn’t: rather than apportioning responsibility […]