This year`s theme is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. We do have a link to the Falklands in the cemetery!!

The tour will last about 1hr finishing at our Cross of Sacrifice where a minutes silence will be observed & a wreath laid.

Open to all....not pushchair friendly.

Meet by the notice board for 2pm

4 tours of the cemetery this year attracted a total of 130 people.

The weather was exceptionally kind to us and the cemetery was looking very tidy after the efforts of the Community Program. Many people arrived seeking help finding relatives so many in fact that arrangements had to be made to meet up at a later date.

20 copies of Sylvia`s book were sold and some visitors became members.

There will be 4 free tours of the Cemetery this year, open to everyone:

• Friday 9th - 11am
• Tuesday 13th - 11am
• Friday 16th - 11am
• Sunday 18th - 2pm

Please Note:

• Tours will take approx. 90 minutes
• Some free parking available in cemetery or [small charge] in Medical Museum opposite.
• Toilets & café available at the Medical Museum (if open)
• Difficult terrain at times. Not suitable for people with mobility issues.

Care re uneven surfaces, please wear sturdy shoes/boots/trainers.

Meet inside cemetery gates by notice board.

Bring along any information you have on family research...if I have time I will help you locate graves [or we can make arrangements to meet at a future time].....It is always sunny!!!

Any questions email Alun Pugh using our Contact Us page, or for further information visit Heritage Open Days

As part of the National Cemeteries Week, the Friends of Beckett Street Cemetery will repeat the Women in Beckett Street Cemetery Tour (originally held on International Women's Day). The second tour will be again be given by Sylvia Hodges on 8th May 2022. The lives and professions of women buried there will be discussed as we take a one hour walk around looking at their memorials. Meet at the Notice Board, near the main gate, at 2pm. All welcome.

Care re uneven surfaces, please wear sturdy shoes/boots/trainers.

This year’s Annual General Meeting will be at the Thackray Museum of Medicine, in person once again! It will be preceded by a short tour around the Cemetery at 1.15pm (meet by the notice board), and followed by Alun Pugh’s talk, ‘Painting..Performing & Putting out Fires’. The café will be open, and attendance entitles us to free entry to the Museum, which has been refurbished since we last visited. We look forward to seeing you!

In celebration of International Women's Day there will be a tour of the Cemetery given by Sylvia Hodges on 8th March. The lives and professions of women buried there will be discussed as we take a one hour walk around looking at their memorials. Meet at the Notice Board, near the main gate, at 11am. All welcome.

Care re uneven surfaces, please wear sturdy shoes/boots/trainers.

The February 2022 edition of the Friends of Beckett Street Cemetery has now been issued and contains the following articles:

• In the Cemetery
• A Rather Spooky Coincidence
• A House Through Time.. 5 Grosvenor Mount in Headingley, Leeds.
• Dates for The Diary

The Newsletter is provided to all our members.

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