No stone left unturned

On Sunday 2nd January three members of GoodGym Leeds headed over to Farsley Rehoboth to help with clearing work at the grounds. Katie, Jenny and Suzie made a real difference and the Rehoboth were really grateful for their help.

This time the task was to find and remove stones in an area of the cemetery so that it can be more easily leveled by a digger. In the spring, Rehoboth is planning on beginning to bury ashes in this area of the cemetery, so that it become a working cemetery again.

We managed to create a small mountain of very large stones, including some that were very decorative. Volunteers assured us that they weren't parts of old headstones, but most likely from a vicarage that once stood in the cemetery, which was moved brick by brick to another site. Apparently they didn't quite move every brick, and seem to have left the U-bend behind! This was a great physical task, and we were very proud of our pile of stones by the end.

We have been back to the Rehoboth many times and are really enjoying seeing how the space is developing. We will be back at the Rehoboth on Sunday 9th January and again several times over the next few months so that we can support the dedicated team of volunteers at the Rehoboth to develop the space for the community both now and in the future.