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Help wanted: Wednesday evenings at 5.00pm, and Sunday mornings at 9.00 am, watering the summer planting in the high street. All welcome.
Latest News........
All the Spring Bulbs have now been uplifted and re planted in the main Border. We are now getting the Planters ready for our Summer Bedding and anticipating a great display for 2025!
Work has also commenced on our new Project.....A Cottage Style Garden built with Biodiversity in mind to provide plants for our Pollinators, Birds & invertebrates.
Watch this Space.....
Who we Are:
Who we Are:
Friends of Wickford Cemetery are a community volunteer group set up in June 2024, under the auspices of Wickford in Bloom, with a mission to restore the neglected Cemetery Garden to its former glory for the benefit of visitors and mourners alike.
Friends of Wickford Cemetery are a community volunteer group set up in June 2024, under the auspices of Wickford in Bloom, with a mission to restore the neglected Cemetery Garden to its former glory for the benefit of visitors and mourners alike.
In the
Beginning......
Wickford in Bloom were having a lot of success in the High Street and were now looking for another local project. The Cemetery Garden had been an attractive place but due to cutbacks, had become overgrown & neglected, The Cemetery Team were approached and welcomed our offer of help, with open arms. Our first action was to clear the 10 Planters of weeds, add fertiliser and re-stock with a colourful range of Bedding plants. The effect was instant and appreciated by all who visited the Cemetery.
Spurred on by this success the Volunteer group went on to clear existing Beds of weeds ready for some new planting in 2025.
If you want to be part of our friendly team and help with our New Exciting Plans, please get in touch {See below} We would love to see you.
We currently have a small enthusiastic volunteer group of around a dozen people, led by Robin Sparks, most of whom have relatives in the cemetery and are all keen to see the garden restored.
We meet at 10.00am every Sunday morning, from April to October, for a couple of hours and keep in touch via a WhatsApp group where the jobs for that Sunday are posted.
Working in partnership with Matthew Selway, the Cemetery Groundsman, who also volunteers, we have been able to undertake most restoration jobs with the aim of creating a low maintenance garden full of shrubs and perennials, with summer bedding and spring bulbs in the 10 concrete planters lining the lime grove approach road.
A satisfying aspect of our group is that everyone is involved in the planning so we can achieve a garden that we and the community can be proud of.
During last year we have been able to introduce Tea & Coffee making facilities to enjoy a more social occasion. We also have access to the Waiting Room where the volunteers have restored the toilets and seating area.
Want to Join Us?
No Problem! We are always looking for Volunteers of all ages to join our friendly, social gardening group.
No Gardening Skills?
No Problem! We have plenty of jobs like Watering, Feeding, Hoeing and general tidying that need no special skills, just enthusiasm!
OR Just turn up any Sunday morning, from May 2025 or Email : wickfordinbloom@gmail.com
and mention Friends of Wickford Cemetery. We do understand and do not expect, you to turn up
every Sunday but your help will still be very much appreciated!
Would still like to help but haven't got the time? Donations are always welcome at www.gofundme.com/
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