Another good day working at the cemetery with the help of 18 volunteers plus another new volunteer who has knowledge of gardening, we are very lucky. You don't need any experience to join us we have lots of help and different jobs for all, so give it a try nothing lost.

We thought it was going to be very hot but the early morning was fine. Work was carried out on the entrance to the new section at the park such a long stretch, the sundial area, peace path, the remembrance circle, the long border in the middle section needing a lot of attention it may take the whole of the month to get on top of it. The pathways around the Faith, Hope and Love sculptures getting attention.

There is a gallery of images of the new section added to our website, please see forcem.org.uk

The fundraising team will be at Shoreline Nursing Home on Saturday 16th August 10-2pm We will be selling a new lot of bric a brac, worth a rummage, indoor plants, fold up bags, jigsaws 'Everyone's A Winner.'

On sale will be the book 'Aces High' £5 which we have sold over the years to refurbish headstones in the cemetery thanks to the author John Harland Watson.

Headstones Updates

1. Stead memorial 4 headstones have been re - lettered. The stack surrounding the headstones have been secured thanks to D K Brickworks
2. The Upton brothers Stanley (1917) and Sydney (1915) re -erected
3. L/t Ridley who died in the Libyan Desert (1916) re-lettered and re erected and cleaned.
4. William Clarke stretcher bearer killed in France in 1916 re- lettered and re- erected.
5. Captain Boagey 1917 re-lettered, cleaned and restored.
6. Allan Robinson who died on the Lusitania - re-erected re-lettered and cleaned.
7. Alfred Picknett who died on wounds 1918 re -lettered and re erected.

The Friends will be at the stall to discuss the plans for further restoration and other aspects of their work. Please support us if you can.

In light of VJ Day commemorations, epitaph from the old section

'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.'