Caring for God’s Acre

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The Spring/Summer 2008 edition of the Lychgate Newsletter is now available - download here
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The Spring 2008 Work Programme is now available - Click here to download
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The Winter 2007/08 Work Programme is now available - Click here to download
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Booking essential for some of the free courses below, see details
please contact 01568 611154, info@cfga.fsnet.co.uk

St Weonard’s church Open Gardens day
Sunday May 4th, 2-5pm. Family activities at the church including tree bingo, minibeast safari, stone rubbings and weaving with natural materials. No booking needed

Early Morning Birdwalk
Monday 5th May at Hopesay churchyard and village led by John Tucker. Followed by cooked breakfast at the Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun.
Walk – free of charge. Breakfast - £6.00
Meet at church at 6am, breakfast 9am
Booking required through CfGA

National Mammal Week
Small Mammal Safari on Saturday 5th July at St. Leonard’s Churchyard, Ludlow at 9.30 to 11.30am led by Val Jermy. Come and view voles, mice and shrews at close quarters. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied.
Free of charge. No booking needed

National Archaeology Week
Saturday 12th July. The landscape of four South Shropshire churches led by landscape archaeologist Dr. Ian Dormor. A one-day expedition/coach tour looking at the landscape setting of medieval churches in the Corvedale and Clee Hills. 10am start from Craven Arms station. Booking required

Thursday 24th July. Herefordshire Archaeology and CfGA joint event for families at Bromyard church and churchyard. More to follow.

Ludlow Green Festival
‘Go Wild in the Churchyard’ on Friday 22nd August 5.30pm to 7pm
Meet at St. Leonard’s churchyard at the rear of the church
Lots of actvities for young people. Drop in session no booking needed.
Children must be accompanied.

The Churchyard Task Team Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery fund has started. This 5 year project will be developing a team of volunteers, offering training and workshops in practical skills and undertaking conservation work in 10 selected churchyards across the Hereford Diocese. The project will also hold activity days exploring the heritage of churchyards, bus tours and exhibitions.

…continue reading Churchyard Task Team Project Begins

The Caring for God’s Acre Action Pack is available at a cost of £10,
including P & P.

The Pack has been specially produced for community groups and for anyone of any denomination with an interest in the care of their churchyard in the area covered by the Diocese of Hereford. Although it will also be of interest to churchyard groups anywhere.

…continue reading Churchyard Conservation Action Pack

Tree Surveying and Management Workshop
Do you have responsibility for tree care in your Churchyard or Burial Ground? If so, then come along on Saturday 29th March to a Churchyard Task Team project event to learn more about trees and their Health and Safety and subsequent care. The Churchyard Task Team Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund will be at various churchyards in South Shropshire where Tree expert Phi Evans and Hilary Smith, ecologist are providing lots of useful information.
The event is free of charge.
Booking essential through CFGA Office

Learn the ancient tradition of Lime Mortaring
Dormington Church, Dormington
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of April 2007 10am-4pm
Join us for any or all of the above days and learn the ancient tradition of lime mortaring. Learn how to assess the wall, remove and refix the top, what plants to leave and what to control, how to repoint with lime mortar and tips on the aftercare of the wall.

Creating a Dry Stone Wall
Garway Churchyard, Garway
Friday 18th & Saturday 19th of May 2007 10am-4pm
Come and join us for either one or both days and learn how to make a dry stone wall from scratch - learn how to select the right stone, create the footings and build a retainging wall. At the end of the 2 days we will have built a dry stone wall next to the well.

Rebuild a Dry Stone Wall
Mansel Lacy Churchyard, Mansel Lacy
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th of May 2007 10am-4pm
Learn the art of dry stone walling at this beautiful churchyard - including how to take down the wall, lay out the stones, shape the stones, rebuild the wall and its aftercare.

Bat Evening
Starting at the Friends Meeting House, Ludlow
Going on to St Leonard’s Churchyard and surrounding area
Friday 25th May 2007 8pm to 10.30pm (ish)
An eventing looking at, and learning about, the world of bats led by John Mackintosh, mammal recorder for Shropshire.
Learn about these interesting and allusive creatures: presentation, questions and light refreshments followed by a visit to the churchyard and surrounding area with special listening equipment to identify the bats.
Bookings via Ludlow Assembly Rooms 01584 878141
THIS EVENT IS PART OF ADULT LEARNERS WEEK AND LUDLOW GREEN FESTIVAL

Bus tour to Arno’s Vale Cemetery - Bristol
Thursday 17th of May 2007
Leaving from Ludlow Train Station at 3pm, Leominster Train Station at 3.20pm. Returning at 10.30 (ish)
Join us for a bus tour to visit this Cemetery which was recently featured in the BBC’s ‘Resortation’ Series.
This fantastic Victorian Cemetery includes a grade 11 listed park and garden with listed tombs and chapels within a conservation area. It has been awarded a landmark £4.8 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund. We will be having a 2 hour guided tour around the cemetery, learning about their current activities and future plans. The cemetery has over 300 species of plants and trees, 60 species of birds and at least 25 species of butterflies.

The Autumn/Winter edition of the Lychgate Newsletter is now available - download here
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