Bashing the brambles and trimming the trees

Nine fabulous GG Yorkies met the lovely Clive at York Cemetery this afternoon, some of whom were on mission #2, 3 or even 4 of the day! 💪 Clive was ready with his trolley full of tools and tonne bags and walked us round to the patch of brambles in question.

We set to work removing brambles, weeds and leaves and trimmed some of the trees as well. We soon filled a few of the bags and dragged them over to the compost heaps. The large twigs were put onto the wood heap to be turned into chippings later. After clearing a second section our hour was up and after a last trip to the compost and wood heaps, we gathered for our group photo just as it was starting to rain.

Several tasty bakes were shared before we went our separate ways for a well-earned rest!

🌸 York Cemetery is taking part in York Residents Festival 🌸 on Sunday 28 January between 10am and 3pm. There will be guided walks, the catacombs will be open and free refreshments ☕️ in the Harriet Centre. For everyone researching their own links to the Cemetery, the genealogy team will be doing grave searches of their huge database. You'll find them in the Chapel. You'll also be able to pick up and enjoy one of the many self-guided trails. Please note, dogs are not allowed in the Cemetery grounds, apart from assistance dogs.