Help with the Rehoboth restoration

Help with the Rehoboth graveyard restoration to enable people to safely pay their respects and enjoy the area


Location
Farsley Rehoboth Cemetery
1 Coal Hill Lane
Leeds
LS28 5NA
Pudsey
Date and time
18:15 - 19:15
Tuesday, 31st of August 2021
Who this task will support
Friends of Farsley Rehoboth
A charity in Farsley set up to purchase, reclaim and maintain this historic burial ground in Farsley, Leeds and provide access to all.

The neglected Rehoboth grave yard on Farsley’s Coal Hill Lane is now getting the makeover it deserves. GoodGym have been asked to help with the Rehoboth graveyard restoration.

The Rehoboth team meet regularly, but are always in need of extra hands - and this is where we come in. The tasks that we will be getting involved with will depend on what is being done by the rest of the Rehoboth team but will be manual tasks such as:

  • Recovery of coping stones (150 years old) for wall builders
  • Moving wood up a short slope to our bonfire area.
  • Re erecting a headstone upright
  • Clearing a cobbled turning circle originally for teams of horses to use.
  • General strimming and clearing.

There are lots of tasks still to be done, so our support is greatly appreciated. They will have an experienced volunteer in charge. Please wear a fluorescent jacket - if you have one, and gardening gloves. If you don't have these, the site team have some we can borrow.

You can find out more about the Rehoboth on their Twitter page: https://twitter.com/FarsleyOf or read this article: https://westleedsdispatch.com/community-spirit-is-key-to-progress-at-farsley-rehoboth-burial-ground/

The Farsley Baptist Rehoboth Burial Ground is located on the junction of Coal Hill Lane/Bagley Lane, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS28 5NA - there are toilets and parking spots near by. It is also easily accessed from the Leeds-Liverpool canal for those of you running, walking or cycling!


How are you getting there?

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I will make my own way to the task
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Who's going

  • Alex Briggs
  • Rob Cohen
  • Jenny
  • Suzie Robinson
  • Katie Lees

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Location
Farsley Rehoboth Cemetery
1 Coal Hill Lane
Leeds
LS28 5NA
Pudsey
Date and time
18:15 - 19:15
Tuesday, 31st of August 2021
Who this task will support
Friends of Farsley Rehoboth
A charity in Farsley set up to purchase, reclaim and maintain this historic burial ground in Farsley, Leeds and provide access to all.

Sign up by 12:00pm on Tuesday 31st August so we can let Gemma know who to expect.

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As you will make your own way to the task, feel free to walk or run as you wish.

Ideal for beginners

Farsley Rehoboth Cemetery
1 Coal Hill Lane
Leeds
LS28 5NA
Pudsey


Gemma
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Love to be outside and help the community


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