Spital Cemetery

https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/cemeteries-and-crematoria/cemeteries/windsor-cemetery-st-leonards-road

21 GoodGymers have supported Spital Cemetery with 32 tasks.


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Tessa
Margaret Gilbert

De-Prickling the Cemetery

Thursday 26th June

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Margaret, Tessa and Sheila met on a warm but blustery day to help tidy up Spital Cemetery alongside other volunteers. And it turned out to be a prickly business. First we tackled the brambles running along the wall, cutting them down to ground level. Then we moved on to cutting back a holly bush which was was making access along the path a potentially painful business. Finally we tacked a bramble and elder combo which were obscuring a grave. Well done to Maggie for providing the two Hippo bags from her secret stash in which we could put all the prickly clippings. A job well done

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Margaret GilbertSue

Roses by any other name......

Thursday 22nd May

Written by Sue

...2 GoodGymers and one dedicated volunteer attacked bindweed choking some of the rosebushes in the Garden of Remembrance beds....we managed 2 bags full but need to return....

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SueMargaret Gilbert

A Handbag but no Glad-Rags

Thursday 24th April

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Sue and Margaret joined a session at Spital Cemetery to help tidy up this special place. Sue and another volunteer attacked the brambles whilst Margaret kindly sorted out a grave for a Cemetery Friend who lives a long way away. They also discovered a stash of empty cans and a handbag...."Can Goodgym do it...yes we can"!

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SueMargaret Gilbert
TessaCristina Mincu

Springing into Action

Thursday 20th March

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

5 Goodgymers joined taskowner Karen and another volunteer at Spital Cemetery for the first workparty of the year And we couldn't have picked a more beautiful day! Sheila, Christina, Tessa and Mary worked on revealing a gravestone from the brambles that were engulfing it. Eventually we were able to read the lettering- the headstone commemorated Helen Poraz, who died at the age of sixteen in 1887 and we think hailed from Courtachy in Scotland. Meanwhile Sue and Maggie worked in the woodland area, clearing the paths and they created a huge deadwood pile using several trunks and large branches, supplemented with smaller branches. This was partly buried with some clods of earth shoveled by Tessa, which will be great for wildlife. They also discovered 2 new graves which had been completely hidden A productive and satisfying morning's work

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Margaret Gilbert

Halloween Tidy Up

Thursday 31st October 2024

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Halloween seemed an appropriate day to meet at Spital Cemetery for our last workparty of the year and to get ready for Remembrance Day. Maggie (complete with new knee) and I joined taskowner Karen and other volunteers. Our first task was to put up the poppies on the railings behind the war memorial. We decided to arrange them in a garland design, and after a quick bit of maths we fixed them to the railings, stood back and admiredour handiwork. While others litter-picked, and Karen spread some wildflower seeds, we had a stroll through the cemetery, checking that all the war graves were free from ivy, and then settled on a grave which was getting a bit over-run. No more workparties now until the spring

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Margaret GilbertSue

We'ed better get weeding

Thursday 19th September 2024

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

4 GoodGymers joined forces this morning at Spital Cemetery in Windsor. Our task was a simple one, weed a long bed, just leaf the roses alone!! As a political discussion threatened to delay the start, Sheila gently coaxed us over to the task location. As the weeds were pulled, the conversation moved from imminent knee operations, to travels plans to busy over head flight paths, you wouldn't be leaf the subjects covered. The sun appeared and as the temperature rose 🌹 the beds were cleared. Soon it was thyme to bid our goodbyes. We all agreed that we had done a blooming good job!

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