Representatives of the Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery meet every Remembrance Sunday to lay a wreath to pay our respects to those remembered or at rest at Lawnswood Cemetery and who…
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Happy New Year 2025
We wish all our volunteers, friends and supporters a very Happy New Year and all good wishes for 2025. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Friends over the…
Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2024
We met at the War Memorial to lay a wreath in remembrance of all those who died in war and are either laid to rest in Lawnswood, or remembered in…
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…
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…
Notice to supporters March 2020
NOTICE TO OUR MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS MARCH 2020 The Committee of the Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery is very sorry to inform its members and supporters that the AGM scheduled…
Armistice 2018 Commemoration
WW1 ARMISTICE COMMEMORATION 2018 If you visit Lawnswood Cemetery from 11th November you may notice some graves in the Victorian Section and 1910 Extension with commemorative crosses on them.…
Family Event & ActionDay 6th October 2018
Angel Walk September 2018
9th September 2018 As part of Heritage open weekends, The Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery decided to put on an Angel Walk. It was led by Caroline Vernon and took us…