These are the words on a wonderful memorial recently installed in Hollinfare Cemetery, Hollins Green. It has been a long-held desire of the Friends of Hollinfare Cemetery to have a memorial dedicated to those that lie within the cemetery without any visible sign – being unmarked and unnoticed, for whatever reason. It was in early […]
Posted on: 22nd March 2020
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The Friends of Hollinfare Cemetery committee are thrilled that they now able to publicly share the history of the cemetery, thanks to the production of a long-awaited heritage board. The board has been funded by the Hamilton Davies Trust and produced by the Friends Chair Mandy Eccles (shown in the picture) with the help of […]
Posted on: 8th March 2019
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Despite heavy early morning downpours, and it being a Bank Holiday weekend, 20 volunteers turned up and got stuck in at the monthly action day at Hollinfare Cemetery in August. As if to thank them for their commitment the sun shone for the rest of the morning and together they happily put in 70 hours […]
Posted on: 28th August 2018
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Our lovely Fred was taken aback when he was asked to step up and receive a community award from Hamilton Davies Trust at their annual celebration on 5th June. Fred was recognised for the remarkable number of hours he gives as a volunteer for the Friends of Hollinfare Cemetery. His regular grass cutting since the […]
Posted on: 6th June 2018
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Friends’ volunteers kick started the New Year by getting stuck in to even more improvements to Hollinfare Cemetery. Seventeen volunteers turned up in February for the first action day of 2018 and left the cemetery a much better place than they found it… yet again! Busy hands were turned to cleaning moss from paths, rotating […]
Posted on: 5th March 2018
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