St Peter's Parish News
Thursday 1 January 1970
Summer in the Cemetery
The grass is brown in Rectory Lane Cemetery, but the community has been making the most of this lovely green space. People have been finding respite from the heat and enjoying the cool shade of the mature trees, having picnics and relaxing with friends. The grave gardens are still flourishing, and events have been attracting families to discover our historic ground. During Great Big Green Week in June, the Great Big Nature Hunt welcomed families to discover the wildlife living among the graves and learn about bees, butterflies and newts. Our cemetery team have been involving local children in the project too:
- Children from Swing Gate School have been visiting to discover the varied insect life
- 2nd Berkhamsted Brownies have planted up a once-ngelcted grave with flowers
- boys from Berkhamsted School visited as part of their annual service day, clearing and planting up graves (observed by a curious fox!)
- 1st Gossoms End Scouts have been helping with watering and gardening
The Cemetery is also participating in Berkhamsted in Bloom, and the visiting RHS judges were left in no doubt of everyone’s passion for our green spaces and the strong community spirit within the town.
Our once-forgotten historic cemetery has become such a wonderful community asset, where we celebrate historic memorials and rich wildlife – let us give thanks for all our volunteers who make this happen. They always welcome new volunteers, so do get in touch if you’d like to get involved – they’d love to hear from you! Read more in the June/July newsletter:
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