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April 25, 2020

Support Our Work

How you can support us Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of the old Folkestone Cemetery ‘Friends’ volunteer group. Our work…

March 6, 2021

INTRODUCING WAR GRAVES WEEK

WAR GRAVES WEEK – A WEEK TO REMEMBER We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May…

March 5, 2021

VIRTUALLY VISIT SOME OF CWGC’S MOST REMOTE CEMETERIES

Since the beginning of last year, visiting our cemeteries and memorials across the globe has had to be put on hold for many. So…

February 19, 2021

Team Effort Found Baby Olives Resting Place

The story starts as told by Jan Holben: As often happens I get an unknown number call me on my mobile. If it’s a…

January 20, 2021

https://mcusercontent.com/2a34db837d653d5b6e6a4e5e4/files/9367f14b-36b1-4243-9464-a5672cb2c30c/nfcf_newsletter_46a.pdf Shops are closed, some sadly going out of business during the Covid months, libraries and other public buildings are also closed. But cemetery…

January 4, 2021

Wildlife Nature Reserve Graveyards

Can a place for the dead promote life? Nature Reserve Graveyards Natural and woodland burial grounds are gaining popularity in the UK. Green burials…

December 15, 2020

Virtual Maps for Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone.

The old Folkestone cemetery – an oblong slice of land running alongside the railway track contains around 15,000 plots. Given some plots have been…

December 5, 2020

Lambeth Cemetery in Lambeth, London Now Available on Deceased Online

Records from the London Borough of Lambeth’s Lambeth Cemetery are now available to view on www.deceasedonline.com. Lambeth Cemetery, originally known as Tooting Cemetery, is…

November 22, 2020

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Appoints Claire Horton CBS As Director General.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Horton CBE as the new Director General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. To read…

November 22, 2020

John James Wilson Prolific Artist.

by Jan Holben (article written for The Looker) This wont be the first nor the last time you will hear me prattle on about…

November 19, 2020

Streatham Cemetery in Lambeth, London Now Available on Deceased Online

Records from the London Borough of Lambeth’s Streatham Cemetery are now available to view on www.deceasedonline.com. Streatham Cemetery opened in 1893 under the Metropolitan Burial Act of…