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 […]
The South West’s oldest garden cemetery
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 […]
Devon Living Churchyards Project: an inspiration
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 […]
The Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries website grows
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 […]
The ‘official launch’ of the CSC
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 […]
In the beginning
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 […]