New Year workday – Saturday 6th January 2024
2024-01-06 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG Workday - 3rd February 2024
2024-02-03 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 location below.
https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles
Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/
You can also contact us for more information by Email: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG Workday 2nd March
2024-03-02 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 location below.
https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles
Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/
You can also contact us for more information by Email: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard AGM
2024-03-19 18:30 - 19:30
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. Chair’s report
– Review of activities
– Plan for the coming year
3. Treasurer’s report
4. Election of committee
5.Any other business

FSGHG workday – Saturday 6th April 2024
2024-04-06 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 location below.
https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles
Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/
You can also contact us for more information by Email: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG workday – Saturday 4th May
2024-05-04 09:00 - 18:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 Email: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG workday – Saturday 1st June
2024-06-01 09:00 - 18:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG workday – Saturday 6th July
2024-07-06 09:00 - 18:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 Email: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

FSGHG workday – Saturday 3rd August
2024-08-03 09:00 - 18:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk
Kind regards,
FSGHG

Winchester Green Week work session
2024-09-21 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday - November 2nd
2024-11-02 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 break.
Thanks to all our volunteers.
We even had time to have coffee and chat. Only took a couple of hours. Amazing!

On our next workday we will prepare our Graveyard for Remembrance Day.
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 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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday - December 7th
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: FSGHG@stgileshill.org.uk

Please let us know if you no longer wish to be on the Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard mailing list.
Kind regards,
Dave Stewart
For FSGHG
Mob. 07772300271

BSBI New Year Plant Hunt
2024-12-29 10:30 - 14:30 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 Street, Easton Lane, Winnall Flats, Winnall Manor Road, returning to Palm Hall Close for lunch.
After lunch the route will include St Giles Hill Graveyard and Alresford Road.
Three hours are allowed for the plant hunting, the clock can be stopped for lunch etc.

Contact Anna Stewart for more details- Email anna@stgileshill.org.uk.

FSGHG workday - January 4th
2025-01-04 10:00 - 13:30 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 area in the centre of the graveyard when you arrive to get a safety briefing. The What3words location is below.
https://what3words.com/aquatic.reshaping.tickles
Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/stgileshillgraveyard/
You can also contact us for more information by Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday - February 1st
2025-02-01 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 discussion was constructive and we are optimistic that a solution can be found quickly.
We would appreciate a visit on Saturday even if you don’t plan to stay long. A good time to come will be 11 o’clock when Coffee and biscuits will be served and we will be available to answer questions. We would love to hear your views and suggestions.
Link to Chronicle article.
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24876402.winchester-graveyard-group-conflict-council-lawnmower/
The main work tasks:

The usual tidying up after winds.
Shrub and stump management.
Shifting woodchips.
Planting snowdrops
Admiring snowdrops and spring flowers coming into bloom.

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: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
The Website:- https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/
Please let us know if you no longer wish to be on the Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard mailing list.
Kind regards,
Dr David Stewart (Dave)
Chair FSGHG
Mob. 07772300271

FSGHG workday - 1st March
2025-03-01 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
Website: – https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/

FSGHG workday - 5th April
2025-04-05 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
Our next scheduled workday will be on 5th April.
Tasks for April:

Preparing ground for seed sowing. Hampshire Forest Partnership have donated wildflower seed to Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard. This is part of the Linking Leaves wildflower seed project. The initiative is supported by HFP in collaboration with Wildflower Turf Ltd.

General “weeding” – remove invasive plants (Hogweed etc).
We have moved a lot of woodchips since the beginning of the year – but there are still woodchips to be moved.
Stump removal.

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 Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
Website: – https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/

FSGHG workday - 3rd May
2025-05-03 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
Our next scheduled workday will be on 3rd May.
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 Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
Website: – https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/

FSGHG Workday 7th June CANCELLED
2025-06-07 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
Event CANCELLED owing to thunderstorms
This event is rescheduled 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 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 Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
Website: – https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/

Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard - AGM 2025
2025-06-12 19:30 - 21:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
Friends of St Giles Hill Graveyard will hold the 2025 AGM in St Giles Hill Graveyard starting at 18:30
The order of the evening will be as follows:
– The AGM
– A tour around the graveyard
– If time permits, a short committee meeting
If the weather is unkind to us, we will adjourn elsewhere.
Please register by Emailing graveyard@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG - workday - Friday 13th June
2025-06-13 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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 Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
Website: – https://www.stgileshill.org.uk/

FSGHG Workday 5th July
2025-07-05 11:00 - 14:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG Workday - 2nd August
2025-08-02 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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/
You can also contact us for more information by Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

Moth Night - 23rd August
2025-08-23 21:30 - 2025-08-24 00:30 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 be available.
Please email if you are interested. Numbers will be limited.
Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk
or
graveyard@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 6th September 2025
2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 more information by Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 4th October 2025
2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 11th October 2025
2025-10-11 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 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: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 1st November 2025
2025-11-01 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 and fallen branches.

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: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 6th December 2025
2025-12-06 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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 more information by Email: dave@stgileshill.org.uk or anna@stgileshill.org.uk

FSGHG workday 10th January 2026 -CANCELLED
2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00 | St Giles Hill Graveyard, Winchester, SO23 0LA, United Kingdom
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.
