Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery

30k signs in just a couple of days. Have you signed? By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their elected official. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7376…

This makes no sense… An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto… And we’re supposed to be ok with that? Nah If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote Sign the petition & help make that law. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7376…

We've had a new interpretation board installed at JOC. It identifies all of the servicemen commemorated on family graves - a detailed project carried out by one of our Friends, Pauline. Read more about the servicemen here: jesmondoldcemetery.co.uk/profiles/milit…

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On this day in 1916, Captain Roy Craig Dunford, Northumberland Fusiliers, finally succumbed to the wounds received earlier that year. Read more about his life on our website by clicking here: jesmondoldcemetery.co.uk/profiles/milit…

Tomorrow at 1pm, the North East Funerary Heritage Group hosts its launch event at the Cathedral. The group will work to champion the social history in local gravestone inscriptions & support cemeteries as vital heritage sites. Learn more: culturednortheast.co.uk/p/graveyard-pr… 🪶📰 @Hendrover

Launch of network to protect, promote and explore North East cemetery heritage, @UniofNewcastle @NcleAntiquaries @nclcathedral @MyraGiesen @ouseburntrust @JesmondOf @NewcastleCC @TyneSnapper culturednortheast.co.uk/p/graveyard-pr…

Our new flower bed is bursting into life!! Nature, with a little help from the friends, is so beautiful. We hope you enjoy the sight and smell as you pass through JOC. The bees and butterflies certainly are!! #butterflies #bees #urbanflora #cemeterybeauty

We had a great visit to the workshop of Joseph Richmond & Sons Memorials. Simon and Joe gave us a fantastic insight into the design and build of their beautiful memorials. The care, skill and thought that goes into their work was a joy to see. #Memorials #craftsmanship #Cemetery

We've been busy planting our new flower bed. Packed full of colourful, scented pollinator attracting flowers. #pollinator #plants #NatureBeauty #Butterflies #bumblebee

We saw this beauty in JOC today; a quick look in the 'book' identifies it as a Cinnabar. Scarce in the north and nocturnal....apparently!! @CommonByNature #UrbanNature #butterfly #jesmond #wildlife

The Jesmond Community Festival will be with us again shortly and, as ever, we are pleased to be taking part, hosting out legendary tours of JOC. More details of our tours can be found here bit.ly/4idGImy @JesmondRes @jesmondlocal @NewcastleCC #jesmondcommunityfestival

Thomas Miles Richardson Snr. died on this day in 1848. An accomplished artist and considered to the 'Father of Fine Arts' in Newcastle, you can read more about him on our website bit.ly/4ia61WJ

Richard Henry Holmes was born on this day in 1834. Read more about him on our website by clicking on this link bit.ly/4h4MFB2

The Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery were guests at the @NENature_ Christmas party, held at what we still call the Hancock Museum!! Along with many other volunteers, we were treated to a lovely festive buffet. See if you can spot the six of us who attended. #MerryChristmas

The @NENature_ have posted a comprehensive review of their 'Gosforth's Wild Web' project. The Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery get a mention for their involvement in 2024, where we hosted a Bioblitz and a Ladybird safari. Read more about their report here nhsn.org.uk/gosforths-wild…

Amongst the array of lovely items on display at the Northumberland and Newcastle Society's Christmas Party was this image of their alternative scheme for the dualling of Jesmond Road in the 1970's. A creative solution, leaving the entrance to JOC adrift in the middle of the road!

The Northumberland and Newcastle Society's new publication, 'Our City, Our County: an anthology', is on sale. We are in it..buy a copy here: bit.ly/4iz5AGe It's a great Christmas present for anyone interested in our local heritage and history.

On this day, in 1904, Wilfrid Kalaugher was born in New Zealand. A Rhodes scholar, teacher and Olympian, read more about his life on our website by clicking here bit.ly/4eTxfhL

We had a lovely time hosting @BeaconFilmsUK at JOC yesterday. They are a local company that supports disabled adults and young people to make films. Their current project involves making a short film about a ghost in a cemetery. We've never seen a ghost in JOC....until now....