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St Mary Magdalene Cemetry

We will be posting updates on the work being carried at the West Road Cemetery over the next few months. In the meantime our thanks to Len Franchetti, Derek Tulip, Eddie Graham and Ray Moore for being the driving force behind this project. Our thanks also to County Durham Community Foundation and Prudhoe Town Council for their financial support. Northumberland County Council who are providing a team of people from Groundwork to help clear the site, 3rd Regiment Horse Artillery and ESSITY who have provided teams of workers to help us with the heavier work. The work will continue into 2018 and we will continue to post updates.

Work To date Initially the task of clearing the site was carried out manually by volunteers, with equipment loaned by NCC. However, the task was aided tremendously when we received the assistance of a team of workmen, with equipment, from Northumberland County...

Work on the site started on the site earlier in the year at the bottom of the cemetery to remove brambles and undergrowth. As we go inscriptions on the monuments are being recorded. The records for this cemetery were lost some time ago, so where we find a grave...

Video of the project Is being compiled by two local schools boys - Bailey and Dan, who are using a drone to take footage from above the site. When completed, we will upload the full video for you to see. How you can get involved Work on the site generally takes place...

New support for our work We are in line for another grant, courtesy of the Town Council, who kindly donated £1000 to help us kick-start the work. The fund will be available from April 2018, but it is nice to know it is coming. Other grants in the pipeline are on hold...

As the St Mary Magdalene project moves into a second year we are dedicating a new page to celebrate its continuing successes. The team have had to deal with inclement weather this winter which has also resulted in a fewer number of volunteers braving the raw elements....

Good news 1 The team have won a further award in the “The Love Northumberland” competition. A magazine has been published highlight all the projects which were successful, the page about the cemetery project can be viewed by clicking on the link below....

Updating the cemetery plan Now that the site is becoming ever more cleared, new graves are emerging and Ray & Jean are working on a plan to mark them all on a master plan, it’s going to be quite a job, particularly as there are still so many headstones lying flat....

The team were delighted when the cemetery regeneration scheme won an award in the Prudhoe in Bloom competition, coming third in the Community category. This category specifically looks at the ethos of 'taking pride in your patch'. Eddie said "This was really...

Best new project The cemetery team are delighted to announce that the project has been awarded a further grant of £250 by Northumberland County Council in recognition of the work they are doing to reclaim the site. They are dedicating the work in memory of Brian...