In a nutshell, the Friends of Bedford Cemetery is a small volunteer-led charity with members who try to look after this historic and beautiful place and encourage others to explore, enjoy and learn more about...
Whatever kind of person would choose to have a swastika on a headstone? Somebody evil? A Nazi sympathiser surely? * Well…no. In fact, a century ago, a Swastika was for many years a fairly common choice...
In section H2 of Foster Hill Cemetery, near Bedford Park, there are several headstones that barely hint at the strange but true stories that can be told about those who are buried. There’s the boy...
It isn’t easy to choose the words for an epitaph. The message on a headstone will be read by generations to come, so you’ll want to get things just right. But how can anyone possibly...
A walk is a walk is a walk…but not necessarily. We’ve just had two very different walks, both of which involved proper walkers. On Sunday 15th September, we once more contributed to the programme for the Bedfordshire...
Who would have thought that trees could be such darned clever little beggars? Well, twenty visitors braved the drizzle on Sunday afternoon and had a masterclass in the wonderful world of TREES. Led by Jo Roberts...
Quite often, a tragic event prompts people to show the very best of Human Nature; I remember that after the Aberfan disaster of 1966 communities all over the country raised money for that poor Welsh...
Who would have thought that a former pupil of Bedford Grammar School might become a spiritualist medium, exponent of levitation, and a founder of the Society of Psychical Research? Perhaps he was a charlatan, but...
Another sunny Sunday afternoon at Foster Hill Road Cemetery, and another big group of visitors. There was around 60 people (plus three small dogs), joining in with our contribution to the Bedfordshire Walking Festival. The...
Pearl Clareta Thomson was born on 1st June 1917, in Portland on the island of Jamaica. She was an intelligent girl, but just as important was her natural ability to communicate with others. She had...