A record number of volunteers joined Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery in their Spring clean yesterday. 28 volunteers joined the regular FoSoC team on a sunny Saturday to prune, lop and chop.
The clean up came in advance of a special walk to be attended by Councillor Barnes-Andrews, Southampton's recently re-elected Labour Mayor, held on Sunday.
Cemetery walks are usually advertised on portswood.info's Events Guide and provide a fascinating insight into the Cemetery's inhabitants and wildlife. Titanic Walks have attracted 200 people at a time.
More about Cemetery Walks here
More about volunteering with the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery here
Note: this is an article from 2008 from portswood.info. Links may well no longer work.