Thursday 19 February 2009

Thursday 19 February 2009
Weather: dry and not too cold
Team: Dorothy, Harry, Peter, Carolyn

We spent today clearing more flat gravestones in section C. Three more were fully uncovered whilst some others were swept clean. Each time we work we seem to find more benign looking pieces of grass which actually have a very large flat gravestone beneath 5 or 6 inches of soil.

Saturday 14 February 2009

Today we put up bird and bat boxes in the upper churchyard. These boxes were made by Jerry from The Friends of Blackley Forest and were paid for using part of a CASH grant from Manchester City Council. Jerry, Mike and Denise (from FOBF) brought the boxes - Jerry advised on where to put them and Carolyn's husband Robert bravely climbed the ladder to nail the boxes to the trees, ably assisted by Peter and Jack who were steadying and carrying the ladders. Thanks to everyone who helped with this.

Thursday 12 February 2009

Team: Harry, Dorothy, Peter, Carolyn
Weather: very cold - ground frozen
What we did:

• Peter and Harry brushed the recently cleared flat graves clear.
• Dorothy cleared litter, leaves and soil from the car park and surrounding area
• Carolyn recorded details from the gravestones in section C. There are now 419 records on the database.