Friends of Longden Road Cemetery

20/05/2025

Dear Friends of Longden Road Cemetery, new posts and events taking place within Longden Road Cemetery are now being posted on Friends of Shrewsbury Cemeteries | Shrewsbury | Facebook Regrettably, due to changes in staffing and volunteers, this page is no longer monitored although the content will remain here for the time being. Thank you for all your previous posts, likes and shares.

12/06/2023

Dear Friends of Shrewsbury Cemetery, please join us for our AGM in the Victorian part of Longden Road Cemetery in Shrewsbury on

Wednesday 19th July 10:30 till 12:00

No need to book, dress for outdoors and bring a picnic to eat afterwards.
Please meet behind the chapel as usual.

We will be amending our constitution, if you would like a copy of planned changes in advance please email [email protected]

08/07/2022

An event by CfGA coming up at Longden Road cemetery

05/07/2022

Hello, thank you for visiting the Friends of Longden Road Cemetery page.
If you are wishing to find out if someone specific is buried within Longden Road Cemetery, in the first instance please contact [email protected] or telephone 01743 237900 as the crematorium staff hold the burial records for Longden Road cemetery and other Shropshire Council cemeteries.
If the person you are searching for is not buried at a Shropshire Council cemetery it is possible that they are buried at a town or parish council controlled cemetery or churchyard, in which case please contact the most appropriate council or local church. Old parish and church burial records for Shropshire can be searched at the Shropshire Archives Library, for more information see https://www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/
If you are looking to find the location of a specific grave within Longden Road cemetery, the layouts are here https://shropshire.gov.uk/bereavement-services/cemeteries-and-remembrance-parks/
Good luck with your search.

Find out more about the cemeteries and parks that are the responsibility of Shropshire Council

01/07/2022

Dear Friends of Longden Road Cemetery - Announcement of AGM. This year's AGM will be held at the rear of the Chapel at 10:00 on Wednesday 13th July 2022. Please join us if you can for a review of the last 12 months and to help shape our plans for the forthcoming year. The AGM will be followed by a byo/bring and share lunch.

05/05/2022

Interested in finding out more about Shrewsbury's social history? join us this coming Thursday, 12th May, between 1:30-3.30pm in Longden Road Cemetery. We will be out in the old cemetery to continue collecting the inscriptions and details from the memorials to create a digital, searchable, archive of the people who are memorialised there.

Anyone is welcome to join us, no experience or equipment needed, book your free place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/290292451537 or email [email protected] .

An update on the Longden Road Old Cemetery Project in Shrewsbury can be viewed or downloaded herehttps://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LR-Sping22.pdf

This project is part of The Beautiful Burial Ground Project, an initiative of the burial ground conservation charity Caring for God’s Acre and is Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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05/04/2022

Hello FoLRC, further memorial recording sessions have been organised by George Caring for God's Acre All sessions are free to take part in but we ask people to book on so we know how many people to expect.
No former experience is required and we will bring along any equipment needed.

Burial Ground Sessions - Monthly sessions collecting the inscriptions. Working in pairs volunteers use simple monument recording forms to note down the inscriptions and details of memorials.
Thursday 14th April 10:30 –12:30
Thursday 12th May 1:30—3:30
Tuesday 28th June 10:30—12:30
Thursday 14th July 1:30—3:30

All the above sessions are open for booking here Booking Link
Adding inscriptions to the map—Monthly, indoor sessions working on computers at the Roy Fletcher centre in Shrewsbury adding the records collected in the burial ground sessions to the map.

Tuesday 5th April 10:30-12:30
Tuesday 17th May 10:30-12:30
Monday 4th July 10:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 2nd August 10:30-12:30
All the above sessions are open for booking here Booking Link

Also, the conservation volunteers are gearing up now the weather is improving. They meet at 10:00 am by the bench behind the chapel every other Wednesday and will be there 13th and 27th April. Come along in the fresh air, do something rewarding and get some gentle exercise.

13/01/2022

Hello FoLRC and happy new year,
The start of a new year is always a good time to pause and reflect on the previous year and to also think about the year ahead. Despite the many challenges covid and lockdowns presented the volunteers remained in good spirits and had a reasonable programme of events including the usual task days, memorial recording and wildlife surveying. One of the highlights was receiving a visit from the Mayor of Shrewsbury Cllr Julian Dean who was keen to hear about the work of the volunteers who help manage the cemetery in a sensitive way to maintain the beneficial habitat it provides for the local wildlife.
Looking to 2022, there are plans to refine the approach to looking after the old part of the cemetery to ensure certain areas are strimmed/cut at the optimum time. Plans are also in hand to see if green waste from cut flowers and such like can be composted on site and to hopefully install some rainwater butts to capture the rain for use for watering. These measures will be beneficial for the environment and should also save money over the longer term. We hope to have a full programme of task days and events in 2022, watch this space for further details. The photo is from the Mayors visit last year during the sunshine of July, a reminder of the better weather that lies ahead of us. We hope to see you soon.

10/11/2021

Longden Road Cemetery welcomes Shrewsbury Branch of the Royal British Legion this coming Friday, 12th November from 10:30 a.m. for an act of remembrance for those who gave their lives whilst serving our nation. This is a public event and you are welcome to join and pay your respects. Please gather at the WWII graves in the newer part of the cemetery.
To The Honoured Memory Of Those Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country And Who Lie Buried In This Cemetery. ‘’Their Name Liveth For Evermore, Lest We Forget.’’

02/11/2021

Over the summer a growing group of volunteers have been noting down the inscriptions of some of the oldest memorials in the cemetery. Now the weather (and temperature) has turned we are starting to add these to a digital map that will become a searchable archive of the old cemetery.

Our first session will be on Wednesday 10th November at 10:30 in the computer room at the Roy Fletcher Centre in the town centre and we have three places currently available.

Places are free but limited, please book your place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/203218852057 or contact [email protected] no experience needed!

If you would like to find out more about the memorial recording project the autumn newsletter is herehttps://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/LR-newsletter-1.2.pdf .

These sessions are part of the Beautiful Burial Ground Project that aims to inspire and support people to learn about and record the wildlife and heritage in their burial grounds. The project is an initiative of the burial ground conservation charity Caring for God’s Acre and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. To find out more about the project and the work of the charity please visit www.caringforgodsacre.co.uk .

Indoor, winter friendly sessions adding the records we collected in the summer to the digital map .

26/08/2021

We are Memorial Recording in the Old Cemetery again on Thursday 9th September 10.30-12.30

Join us and help build an archive of the people of Shrewsbury, there are so many stories to be discovered!

Places are free but must be booked, please book your free place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/152844222183 or contact [email protected]

These sessions are part of the Beautiful Burial Ground Project that aims to inspire and support people to learn about and record the wildlife and heritage in their burial grounds. The project is an initiative of the burial ground conservation charity Caring for God’s Acre and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. To find out more about the project and the work of the charity please visit www.caringforgodsacre.co.uk

20/08/2021

One of our friends volunteers, John West has kindly shared some photo’s he took on 4th August during a butterfly survey carried out in the cemetery. Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, a few small skippers, several Common Blues and also a Holly Blue as shown with its wings closed were seen. In addition, there were bees and hoverflies all going about their pollinating business. Thanks for the stunning photo’s.
On a separate note, coming up on Thursday 9th September between 10:30 and 12:30 Caring for God’s Acre are holding a memorial recording event in Longden Road Cemetery. Come along and find out a bit more about its fascinating social history. Book your free place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/152844222183