The Rectory Lane Cemetery project is celebrating 10 years of rejuvenating the cemetery at St Peter’s Church in Berkhamsted.
The project was launched on September 14, 2014, and invited members of the public to help breathe new life into the site.
The volunteers were faced with three acres of neglected scrub and 1,000 damaged and decaying memorials.
Since then, residents have contributed to the continued development of the site, which has won a number of awards over the last 10 years.
A spokesperson for the project said: “We wanted to challenge people’s perceptions of what they thought might be appropriate in a cemetery setting – living history (Mr Ghost the sexton was such a believable character); artwork (a lovely piece commemorated the war graves); a pet cemetery (not popular and not pursued); innovative seating and interpretation; scope for a Garden of Remembrance and so on. The feedback was so important in shaping the cemetery and how it looks today.
“Thanks are due to many people, principally volunteers, that we now have a community space which is so well used and appreciated. The challenge now is to maintain it for the next decade!”
Photo: Rectory Lane Cemetery
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