Our next workday is on Saturday 12th November from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - We have plenty of work: Urgent preparation of ground for seed sowing Strimming Cutting back shrub Picking up fallen sticks As usual please sign in at the log seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to […]
We will be holding an AGM to report on our activities on the 16th November at 7 o’clock in the evening. A provisional agenda is shown below. Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard AGM. Wednesday 16th November 2022 at 7 pm. The meeting will be on line via Zoom or google meet Agenda Apologies for […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 10th December from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - Clear the remaining leaves and pick up fallen sticks. Digging out old stumps. Cutting back shrub. Maybe some light strimming will be necessary. As usual please sign in at the log seating area in the centre of the graveyard when […]
Happy New Year to all. Our first workday of 2023 is on Saturday 7th January from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - Main task: We now have Gabion baskets. They need to be constructed and placed into position. Then we can begin filling them with stone, flint, and brick, etc. The idea of this is […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 4th February from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: We hope to construct two more gabions and fill them with stone, flint, brick, etc. The idea is to remove obstacles from areas of the graveyard where strimming and mowing is difficult. We have lengths of wood for the seat tops. […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 4th March from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - We will be building 2 additional gabion seats to add to the 4 already build. Clearing of the SE and SW corners of the graveyard will continue. There are still a few old stumps to dig out. Other tasks to […]
Our April Saturday work day will be on the 8th April from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - To be announced As usual please sign in at the log 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 […]
Our May workday is on Saturday 13th May from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - To be announced As usual please sign in at the log 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 […]
Our June Saturday work day will be on the 10th June from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - To be announced As usual please sign in at the log 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 […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 8th July from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: - Strim and mowing of vegetation and rake off after. Other tasks to be decided on the day. As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 5th August from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris and raking off vegetation. Clearing ground for sowing seed. Other tasks to be decided As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety […]
FSGHG workday – Saturday 6th April 2024 Our next workday is on Saturday 2nd March from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris Mowing and strimming Other tasks to be decided 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 […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 7th October from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris and raking off vegetation. Clearing ground for sowing seed. Other tasks to be decided As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 11th November from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: The grass has been growing with the warm wet weather so we need to mow and strim. Make sure the WWI graves are tidy and ready for Remembrance Day. Prepare ground for sowing seed. clearing of fallen wood and leaf debris […]
St Giles Hill Winchester > « All Events Next workday – Saturday 9th December Our next workday is on Saturday 9th December from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Planting Juniper whips. Clearing/moving wood debris and raking off vegetation. Clearing ground for sowing seed. Stump creating and hazel coppicing. As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating […]
New Year workday – Saturday 6th January 2024 Our next workday is on Saturday 6th January from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris. Cutting back shrubs Stump lifting Other tasks to be decided As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a […]
FSGHG workday – Saturday 3rd February 2024 Our next workday is on Saturday 3rd February from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris Cutting back shrubs Other tasks to be decided 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 […]
FSGHG workday – Saturday 2nd March 2024 Our next workday is on Saturday 2nd March from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris Cutting back shrubs Other tasks to be decided 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 […]
We will be holding an AGM to report on our activities on the 19th March at 6:30 pm. Location: Fieldfare Palm Hall Close. There is limited spaced at this venue. Members wishing to attend need to indicate their wish to attend by the 12th March. The agenda is as follow: 1. Apologies for absence 2. […]
FSGHG workday – Saturday 6th April 2024 Our next workday is on Saturday 6th April from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: Clearing/moving wood debris Strimming and mowing Other tasks to be decided 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 […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 4th May from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: 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 more information by […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 1st June from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: 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 more information by Email: […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 6th July from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: 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 more information by […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 3rd August from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task: 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 more information by Email: […]
Saturday 21st September Tasks to be announced, but we do have seed to be sown and we hope to move some large logs if we get suitably strong people to volunteer. Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 2nd November from 10:00 until 13:00. On the 14th October, not much sun, but no rain in St Giles Hill Graveyard. Lots of tasks completed, mowing, raking, sowing, log shifting, bulb planting, dead hedging, tree trimming. We didn’t dig out Hogweed Roots this time! Thought we’d give it a […]
Our next workday is on Saturday 7th December from 10:00 until 13:00. Thanks to everyone who came in November to repair the graveyard for Remembrance Sunday. Tasks for December: Clearing up leaves and sticks. Moving a dead hedge (it's located where the medieval church may have been). Trimming back bushes. Stump removal. As usual please […]
This year the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt runs from 29 December 2024 to 1 January 2025. FSGHG are organising a plant hunt on the 29th December as part of this event. The hunt will start at 10.30 from Palm Hall Close, Winchester, The route of the hunt will include St John’s Street, Durngate, Wales […]
Our first workday of 2025 will be on Saturday 4th from 10:00 until 13:00. Main task (to be updated): Clearing of fallen wood and leaf debris after more storms. Cutting back of shrubs Removal of dead stumps and trip hazards. Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 1st February. You may have seen posts on Facebook and an article in the Hampshire Chronicle regarding the activities of Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard. This is centred around the use of power tools. Some of the trustees have met with WCC to discuss the issue. The […]
Our next scheduled workday will be on 1st March. Tasks to be announced: Coffee and biscuits will be served. As usual, please sign in at the Gabion seating area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive for a safety briefing. What3words location below. https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles You can also contact us for more information by […]
