by FoHPC | Aug 20, 2016 | 2016
We have recently obtained this photograph, showing the road junction immediately adjacent to the cemetery main entrance. It dates from the mid-1960s, before the dual carriageway of Carr House Road was extended to Balby Bridge. The north-east corner of the cemetery can...
by FoHPC | Aug 19, 2016 | 2016
For some reason, one of our benches seems to be prone to graffiti attacks and yet the others are untouched. The bench at the high point in the cemetery, facing towards the former chapels from Section B, has been vandalised this way on at least three occasions. This...
by FoHPC | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016
Today, our first National Citizen Service (NCS) group of this year concluded their social action project in the cemetery. They have transformed an unloved area of shrubs and bare earth into a lovely garden. We are very grateful to the youngsters who volunteered to do...
by FoHPC | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016
On Monday afternoon Friends committee member, Richard Bell, received a phone call from BBC Radio Sheffield. They had heard about our forthcoming ‘Untimely Ends’ Guided Walk and they wished to record an interview about it, at the cemetery. As a result,...
by FoHPC | Aug 8, 2016 | 2016
It is a sad fact that, occasionally, some of the work that has been undertaken by our volunteers suffers damage at the hands of vandals. We recently had one such case, where the sign for the wildlife area in Section C was damaged beyond repair. Someone had taken a...
by FoHPC | Aug 8, 2016 | 2016
As noted in our News post last month, we are again hosting two groups of young people who are on the National Citizen Service scheme. Our first group began their ‘social action’ week today. We have set the groups a task of converting one of the...
