Friends of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries: Nick Bertrand

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Bat and Wildflower walk

Here are some pictures, courtesy of Bob Clark, from the fascinating recent Bat & Wildflower walk, which was led by Nick Bertrand.

Photos from Nick Bertrand's Guided Walk

As the rain stopped and the sun came out, Nick Bertrand took a group around the cemeteries on Tuesday evening and gave a wonderful talk about their history, management and in particular the flora therein. Managing to combine an incredible knowledge of plants with a lot of humour Nick was able to enthuse us all.

We also recommend Nick's Creekside walks see http://www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/ for more details

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Forthcoming meetings & events

General meetings are held in January and June (AGM). Meetings are held in the Chapel in the Ladywell Cemetery. Volunteer workdays, under the guidance of the Council Bereavement Services staff, generally take place on Sundays in alternate months NEXT MEETINGS The next open committee meeting will be on Saturday 21st September at 2pm in the Chapel. Work session Sunday 22nd September 10am – 12.15pm Please meet at the Brockley gate. Please bring your own gloves, secateurs and loppers if you have them and let Geoffrey know if you are attending (geoffrey@foblc.org.uk) The burial records of the Cemeteries in Lewisham, including Brockley and Ladywell, have been scanned and digitised under an arrangement between the London Borough of Lewisham and Deceased Online. Initial basic searches are free of charge. Log on to www.deceasedonline.com for more details.

Click below for:

FOBLC 2021-22 Annual Report

List of plants found in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries

Heritage Lottery Fund Projects

FoBLC acknowledges the financial support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Ladywell Ward Localities Fund in making possible the project to record the history of a few of the civilian victims of bombings during the First World War, who are memorialised in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries

Here are some projects that have been realised thanks to that support:

1/ A Commemoration of Civilian Deaths in the Deptford area in the First World War, an explanatory booklet is available from the Friends group. Click here to see the display panels

2/ The Bombings of South East London 1915-18, a two part resource for schools, click here for School Studies information and here for Questions of Evidence

3/ A Commemoration of Civilian Deaths in Hither Green and Sydenham in the First World War, click here to see the display panels

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Bat and Wildflower walk

Photos from Nick Bertrand's Guided Walk

Notable Burials

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