News updates
Thanks to everyone who came to our third meeting Sunday, 23 June. 12 attendees in total. Here is a summary of the meeting.
Tree watering rota
We've had a very wet Spring, but tree watering will start during May. Read on for instructions
Second meeting of the FCF on 16 March
Thanks to everyone who came to our second meeting on Saturday. 15 attendees in total. Here is a summary of the meeting
We are on Facebook!
Thanks very much to FCF member Mark who set up our Facebook group. Read more
Next meetup on 16 March; gardening on 2 March
The next FCF meetup will be on Saturday 16 March 11:00am at Fulham Cross Girls School. Go to the reception on Munster Road for access. There will be a walkabout in the cemetery afterwards, weather permitting. Read more for details
Gardening in Fulham Cemetery
Impulsively, I started doing some weeding in the cemetery on Saturday morning, 24 February. I only sent an update to the Friends after I had already started. In future, I will announce gardening dates days ahead of time. The next day will be Saturday 2 March from 8am-10am. Read more
First meetup of Fulham Cemetery Friends and walkabout
On Saturday 20 January, 11 members met for the first time, at Café Retro on Munster Road. We were joined by the founder and chair of the Friends of Margravine Cemetery. Afterwards we walked around the cemetery. Read more
Cemetery walk: 36 new trees planted!
On Sunday I walked around the cemetery, and counted 36 new trees planted! I have added a "New trees 2024" layer to the tree map and here is a photo album. Read more
Met with council Parks officers
This week I met with the Council's Parks Officer, Pauline McCormack, and the Parks Tree Officer, Tom Bach. They are very happy that Fulham Cemetery finally has a volunteer group! Here is what we talked about: Read more
Added to Fulham Society website
At the Fulham Society AGM I introduced the Fulham Cemetery Friends to everyone. A link to Fulham Cemetery Friends was added to the Fulham Society website.
First meetup planned: 20 January
Fulham Cemetery Friends will meet at Retro Café on Munster Road on Saturday 20 January at 11am, to say hello and discuss our plans. If weather permits, we can have a walk in the cemetery afterwards.