It’s some time since a newsletter from the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project was put together – and yet a fair bit’s been happening these last months. And even though there is the touch of autumn in the air, the recent rains have freshened up the […]

There have been real efforts by the volunteers of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project, together with council officers, to make corners of Sidmouth Cemetery welcoming for wildlife. Last month, bat boxes went up in the Cemetery and the working party demonstrated the art of composting – thereby creating homes […]

Every town and village across the UK, Europe and much of the world have memorials, cemeteries and graves dedicated to those who died during the last two world wars – and Sidmouth (and its villages) is no exception. What is perhaps more exceptional about towns […]

Last month, we looked at the lovely Winslade Rose – since discovered to be a Queen Elizabeth variety. It was given that name by Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries volunteers because this gem had been discovered when working on the entrance from Winslade Road. Since then, the council’s horticultural […]

We probably associate Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, with the famous souls who rest in its grounds.  If we look a little deeper, at The Secret Life of a Cemetery, in a new book “from the head curator of the most famous cemetery in the world – we see a […]

One of the aims of the EDDC Management Plan 2021-25 for Sidmouth Cemetery has been to encourage wildlife – but in a ‘managed’ way, balancing the needs and uses of this special site. Even though the plan isn’t working in every detail, it’s still very […]

A lot of what the volunteers from the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries get up to is to clear those areas which they can – and to then use some of those materials to add to the growing compost heap. And a good compost heap is not […]

There are some fabulous trees up at the Cemetery on Temple Street/Winslade Road in Sidmouth, adding to the character of this charming space. And by appreciating the trees of Sidmouth Cemetery, we can really appreciate the variety and diversity of both formal and natural ‘greenery’ […]

The Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries working party have been busy over the months up at Sidmouth Cemetery – not only hefting huge amounts of bramble and turf to reveal hidden graves, but also delicately cutting back both wild and ornamental flowering shrubs to reveal some hidden […]

It has been promised for some time that new signage for Sidmouth Cemetery would be ‘coming soon’ – as per a recent post: “There are now considerable efforts underway to bring in clear and helpful replacement signs at the entrances to the Cemetery, which will […]