Team: Dorothy & her grandson
Weather: dry and bright
Dorothy planted bulbs and her grandson cleared a further flat grave in the C section of the churchyard.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Thursday 20 November 2008
Weather: warm and dry
Team: Carolyn and Peter
We cleared a further two flat gravestones in section C. Both had a large layer of soil on them and before we started it was not obvious that there was a gravestone at all.
Team: Carolyn and Peter
We cleared a further two flat gravestones in section C. Both had a large layer of soil on them and before we started it was not obvious that there was a gravestone at all.
| Horrocks grave | |
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| McHardy grave | |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Weather: warm and dry
Team: Dorothy
Today Dorothy spent time dead-heading and tidying the flower beds and planting bulbs.
Team: Dorothy
Today Dorothy spent time dead-heading and tidying the flower beds and planting bulbs.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Monday, 10 November 2008
Monday 10 November 2008
Manchester in Bloom "thank you" event.
Carolyn, Dorothy and Harry joined other contributors to Blackley in Bloom at a "thank you" event hosted by Manchester City Council at the Town Hall. The upper churchyard was part of the judging route for the Blackley entry. Blackley won a silver merit award in this year's event.
Carolyn, Dorothy and Harry joined other contributors to Blackley in Bloom at a "thank you" event hosted by Manchester City Council at the Town Hall. The upper churchyard was part of the judging route for the Blackley entry. Blackley won a silver merit award in this year's event.
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Thursday 6 November 2008
Team: Carolyn, Peter, Dorothy, Harry, Eric, Greta
Today we were visited by Gill and Freda who were looking for a family grave. They brought with them photographs, newspaper articles and other information. These documents will be scanned and will be able to be viewed from a new "memories" page on the website.
We met at church and spent time over a cup of tea looking at the things which Gill and Freda brought with them. Peter took the opportunity to look up some information in the burial registers. Gill and Carolyn then went into the churchyard and found the grave! It is still in good condition, however the headstone has fallen backwards. Gill, Freda and family are to contact a stonemason with a view to having the headstone and other stonework restored to its former glory.
Dorothy also did some work to tidy up the flower beds.
Today we were visited by Gill and Freda who were looking for a family grave. They brought with them photographs, newspaper articles and other information. These documents will be scanned and will be able to be viewed from a new "memories" page on the website.
We met at church and spent time over a cup of tea looking at the things which Gill and Freda brought with them. Peter took the opportunity to look up some information in the burial registers. Gill and Carolyn then went into the churchyard and found the grave! It is still in good condition, however the headstone has fallen backwards. Gill, Freda and family are to contact a stonemason with a view to having the headstone and other stonework restored to its former glory.
Dorothy also did some work to tidy up the flower beds.
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