This event is rescheduled from last Saturday to Friday, 13th June. Tasks to be announced: Working on areas where logs were recently cleared. Strimming, mowing, and raking off. General “weeding” – remove invasive plants (Hogweed etc). Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 5th July from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced We are hoping to have some of the large logs removed from the back of the graveyard sometime in the week of the 6th May. We will be preparing for this. As usual please sign in at […]
Next FSGHG workday – 2nd August Our next workday is on Saturday, 2nd August, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/ […]
Moth night with Phil Budd, chairman of the Southampton Natural History Society, and professional ecologist. We are hoping to have some bat detectors on site, so whilst the moth trap equipment is being set up, you will have the opportunity to walk around the graveyard looking for bats and other wildlife. Refreshments and stakes will […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 6th September, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/ You can also contact us for […]
EVENT CANCELLED -Owing to the Yellow wind warning currently in place for our area we have decided to cancel today’s workday. Our next workday is on Saturday, 4th October, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 11th October, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: Mowing and strimming – probably the final cut of 2025. Raking off and moving the cuttings with wildflower seeds to new areas. General weeding. Other tasks depending on the number of people turning up. As usual, please sign in at […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 1st November, from 10:00 until 13:00. The workday will include a visit from The Reverend Christine Smith from St Johns Church. At coffee break, around 11:30 she will say a few words. The main work tasks: Mowing and raking off if we don’t manage it before. Clearing up leaves […]
Our next workday is on Saturday, 6th December, from 10:00 until 13:00. The main tasks: To be announced As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/ You can also contact us for […]
There will be NO workday on the 10th January. Unfortunately, Dave and Anna will be attending the funeral of a relative. We hope to hold a workday on the 17th January.
Our next workday is on Saturday 17th January from 10:00 until 13:00. This workday takes the place of the cancelled workday of 10th Janaury. The main work tasks: Coppicing shrubs, and there are a few old stumps that still need removing. Clearing up the last of the leaves and any fallen branches. Tea, coffee, and […]
