Queen's Award recipients & Historic England 'Angels'. Part of the NFCF. The Friends mind Yorkshire’s 1868 Cemetery & Chapels. Charity 1156569. Est. 2002
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ALT Fallen Angel An angel once stood there, she was certain. They found its face buried in graveyard soil, body snapped off of its pedestal, one wing broken off. No record how despoiled. One stab into ground with a metal pole found her. Angels in the Bible are male. A child's face, a new wing, regains her role Head bowed, one hand clasps a wrist whose white pale palm holds a wreath. The only angel in the graveyard. Disinterred and repaired. Children enjoy the graveyard tales we tell. Local heroes and tragic figures shared. Community folk remember the lost. recover our history, gain and cost.
ALT Barnsley Heritage Month. Friday 1st September to Saturday 30th September. Did you know? Before the cemetery opened, a foundation stone was placed by the Reverend H. Clayforth in 1867. During the presentation, the reverend was given a silver-plated trowel and mallet, which was engraved to him in the laying of the foundation stone for the Wombwell Cemetery.
ALT A black and white image of the Ibbotson String Band posing for a photo outside of an house.
ALT Creativity Unwrapped. "Life is short, but art endures". A quote by William Morris. There are a few photographs of Wombwell's famous artists, dramatics, musicians and writers. The event is free to explore.
ALT Visiting our lovely green spaces with friends is a great way to move more, stay healthy and have fun. Get inspired.
ALT Build your bonfire on the same day you plan to light it. Always place a bonfire on open ground. Use a pole or broom to check your bonfire before lighting it. Use a torch to look inside the bonfire and listen for a hissing sound, this could be a distressed hedgehog. Light your bonfire from one corner to give hedgehogs time to escape.
ALT Close-up of a goldcrest enjoying a small area of pond water on a sunny summers day.
