Our aim is to help keep the cemetery looking as good as it can be for visitors and in respect for those laid to rest there. We meet on the first Saturday of every month at 10am in the car park opposite the main entrance on the Otley Road.
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Leeds Parks and Green Spaces Forum
We are a member of the LPGSF which meets throughout the year to share information, ideas and issues. Friends groups from across the city who support parks, cemeteries and green…
Guided Walks 2023
The next guided walk lead by Ann Lightman is part of the Heritage Open Days 2023 and is on Sunday 10th September at 2pm. The subject is ” The Early…
Remembering Kate Vernon
It is a year on 11th June since we lost Kate. We miss her greatly for all she contributed to the Friends and all she was as a friend to…
Remembrance Sunday
The Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery laid a wreath at the War Memorial to honour all those buried or remembered at the cemetery who lost their lives in WW1 and WW2.…
National Federation of Cemetery Friends
We are a member of the National Federation of Cemetery Friends which brings together groups from around the country and links into the Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe. The…
KATE VERNON
It is with great sadness that we are informing our supporters that Kate Vernon has passed away. Kate was a founder member of the Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery and spent…
Action Day- 4th March
Our next Action Day is Saturday 4th March 2023 !Our aim is to help keep the cemetery looking as good as it can do for visitors and in respect for…
Autumn leaves
Why not visit the cemetery as the woodlands turn golden and brown and the leaves begin to fall ? Cemeteries are havens for flora and fauna, and Lawnswood, as the…
Lawnswood Columbarium
The Columbarium is a Grade 11 listed building and was designed by Col. A E Kirk and completed by Messrs Kirk and Tomlinson in 1933. It is a single storey…