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November 22, 2021

White Garden Planting Commences

During the mid and late 1900’s it was not an uncommon practice across the country for stillborn babies or ‘born sleeping’ babies to be…

August 6, 2021

Duty, Destiny & Disaster

Despite the summer rain yesterday evening – we held our first public walk and talk entitled Duty, Destiny and Disaster in the old cemetery….

July 20, 2021

The White Garden

Following on from the post entitled ‘Born Sleeping’ babies we have received many contacts either by email or in person supporting this work. Chris…

July 7, 2021

Crumbling stones and flaking words

By Carole M It was May 2021, the sky was bright, the birds were singing, cakes and fruit juice were flowing. The Friends of…

June 15, 2021

Bringing Together Parents With Child – Ellen Pratt

written by Carole M – Friends of old Folkestone cemetery She was only 7 when she died in March 1884 at 2 Darlington Place,…

May 5, 2021

Finding Richard And Maria, A Good Morning’s Work.

We often get asked by distant relatives to locate their family grave in the old Folkestone cemetery. These requests come from people here in…

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…

November 11, 2020

Machine Gun Corp memorial – Protected and Armistice Day 11/11

Earlier this year, in the early Covid days when news channels and social media were swamped with Pandemic updates news was received that a…

November 10, 2020

National Federation of Cemetery Friends Update

Dear Cemetery Friends There have been many changes in Covid regulations since our last Newsletter and they have varied throughout the UK. Groups have…

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