The fall of leaves and shorter days heralds the arrival of Autumn. Bonfire smoke, warming spices, comfort stews and candlelight are just of the magical moments we can enjoy.
Autumn gives us permission to slow down a little, pause and savour the final anthem of nature’s colour and scent.
At Ford Park Cemetery though there is no time to stop. Our amazing grounds maintenance team, led by Peter Turner, will continue to cut the grass, which grows relentlessly throughout the warmer weather, for a few more weeks to come; but also start to clean the chippings on graves as part of the all year round maintenance contract programme they deliver. Thereafter headstones will be chemically cleaned.
A lot goes on behind the scenes to keep on top of the maintenance of the 34 acre cemetery ground. Grave maintenance contracts provide an essential income source to pay for this important work. And we have volunteers who generously give their time and energy to carrying out tasks from tending to rose beds and weeding. It really is a team effort for community benefit in this special city green space.
