A lot of people – and a lot of notable and famous people – retired to Sidmouth and so many of them are now resting in peace in the main cemetery. Many of their resting places are being rediscovered by the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries volunteers […]

One of the tasks the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries working party has set itself has been to uncover many of the graves at the main cemetery in Sidmouth – not only as part of the wider remit of ‘managing’ the site, but also very much in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]