Churchyard Maintenance
Latest: 23/10/2025: We are still tackling the strimming, raking, and rough mowing in the South west corner. We've 'uncovered' some wonderful 1930s art deco stones which I'll share another time (when Storm Benjamin has passed!). We met for over an hour with Cathy Smith, Suffolk Wildlife Trust's Churchyard and Green Spaces Officer, looking at the wildflowers already present here. 27 species were immediately identified, including this Bulbous Buttercup, which shouldn't be in flower at the end of October! We also talked much about grass management of course.
Information:
We are a very small informal team of helpers who do our best to maintain the churchyard, and really will need more volunteers in 2026. Because some of us work, and some of us are retired, we don't, at present, have any formal time of meeting. We just put ourselves to work when we can find the time, whether that's during the week or at weekends.
We are managing (not leaving!, there's a correction here) some areas of the churchyard 'wild' for nature. In the most this is on the edges and around older, untended graves. But if you do tend a grave and it's 'in the wilderness' and you rather it wasn't then do let us know.
We have a fairly extensive set of tools at our disposal, with 3 petrol mowers, a couple of strimmers (little and large) and a good selection of hand tools.
If you would like to help us then please do contact Mark (About Us) and we can arrange a time convenient to you to meet up and 'do some work' for however long you've got!
If you do tend any grave or cremation memorial stone then please do remove any old flowers/plants etc as the season progresses. Likewise if you are leaving cut flowers then do not leave them in plastic wrapping. We are trying to do our part for the enviroment and plastic waste is high in the media interest at the moment! The green bin in the car park area is for general church/churchyard waste (despite it's colour).
Many thanks for reading.
Mark and the churchyard maintenance team.
Updated: 20251023