Email 1 May 2017
Thank you so much to all of you who have turned up at working bees during the past 6 months, and so enthusiastically raked, dug, swept, hacked, scrubbed and washed graves and headstones. We've made terrific progress, and though nature will undo some of what has been done many of the plots will continue to look better than they did before we started.
Yesterday's working bee was the last for this "summer" season. We managed to get away in plenty of time before the rain finally came, but it did get steadily colder and colder during the afternoon. The cuppa at half time was most welcome, as was the fabulous baking provided by Jenny Robertson, for which thanks are extended.
The next working bee will be on 12 November, and we'll be starting to tackle the200+ plots in the Public section. By then some of the overhanging trees that make the area dark and gloomy will have been removed, and undergrowth will be starting to thicken once it has become lighter, so we will have lots to do.
During the winter months there will be regular postings to the Facebook page, additions to the blog about the project as our researchers finish biographies of some of those who died, and I will be talking to the Council about working on a digital storybook. I also intend to approach funeral directors and stone masons for assistance with developing (and donating!) some form of memorial for every flu victim plot.
I'll also keep in touch with you all with news of any exciting developments or news to share.
Feel free to pass on anything you come across, or just to keep in touch.
Best regards
Barbara
Thank you so much to all of you who have turned up at working bees during the past 6 months, and so enthusiastically raked, dug, swept, hacked, scrubbed and washed graves and headstones. We've made terrific progress, and though nature will undo some of what has been done many of the plots will continue to look better than they did before we started.
Yesterday's working bee was the last for this "summer" season. We managed to get away in plenty of time before the rain finally came, but it did get steadily colder and colder during the afternoon. The cuppa at half time was most welcome, as was the fabulous baking provided by Jenny Robertson, for which thanks are extended.
The next working bee will be on 12 November, and we'll be starting to tackle the200+ plots in the Public section. By then some of the overhanging trees that make the area dark and gloomy will have been removed, and undergrowth will be starting to thicken once it has become lighter, so we will have lots to do.
During the winter months there will be regular postings to the Facebook page, additions to the blog about the project as our researchers finish biographies of some of those who died, and I will be talking to the Council about working on a digital storybook. I also intend to approach funeral directors and stone masons for assistance with developing (and donating!) some form of memorial for every flu victim plot.
I'll also keep in touch with you all with news of any exciting developments or news to share.
Feel free to pass on anything you come across, or just to keep in touch.
Best regards
Barbara