Manchester General Cemetery On Winter Break until 2013

[Cancan]

                                                  Hi Everyone   

As there seems to be a lot happening in April there is only two dates that are possibles

Sunday 10th April   9.30/10.30am - 1.30pm
Sunday 17th April   9.30/10.30am - 1.30pm
Sunday 24th April - Easter Sunday (NO GROUNDWORK DAY)
Sunday  1st May - Extended Bank Holiday Weekend (NO GROUNDWORK DAY)

As usual, if you could let us know if your able to go on any of these dates on the week before each date.

If any dates CANCELLED due to weather, Hopefully I will be able to let you know by the Friday nights.

Weather for this weekend looks dry and bright ,  But you never know???

Cancan

[Cancan]

Hi Everyone,

                          With Thanks to beannie, goldy & turnerchimes
                                     for coming out on Mother's Day!!!

It was dry, then rained, then dry, then rained, then dry, then rained, then dry!
On way home rain and hailstone!!  We timed it just right!

UPDATE:
We have 50% of the cemetery mapped.
Three completed sections - transcribed.
1 very large section 3/4 transcribed
1 other section 1/4 transcribed.

We are able to help the Burial Services to update their paper work, as we have numerous gravestone numbers and names, that they have no record of.
(missing pages from their records)

Looking forward to next week, fingers crossed for the weather!!

Thank you again
Cancan

[beannie]

Hi Everyone,
Even though the weather wasn't behaving today, we got alot of the mapping finished. hopefully next week the weather will be good!
See you all then
beannie

[Barbara.H]

Sounds like its all going great  , wish it wasn't so darn hard for me to get there!

Here's hoping I can make one of the next two...

  Barbara

[goldy]

I am around this sunday.

[Spatts]

  Lets hope its good weather this Sunday, I'll see you all there,

Spatts 

[Spatts]

  Well it was good weather, I'm cream crackered now, excellent day had by all, a few rows then thats half the Cem done. The next half will be a lot easier, no digging or very little.

Roll on next Sunday 

Spatts.

[Cancan]

                             

                                                  Hi Everyone,

Yes weather was great, but sometimes a hindrance as flat worn stones had to be sprayed to show inscription. Need to take more water next time!!   Lots of shadows cast, but hopefully all OK!!

Update on message #244

Hopefully we'll have a fine day next Sunday!!

Cancan

[Barbara.H]

At last I can get a lift down and help out tomorrow! 

(My birthday treat, a day in the cemetery  )

  Barbara