Now open! 'Preparing for the Apocalypse – Towers, Prophets & Meaning' This exhibition is part of the national Being Human Festival The Panacea Charitable Trust operates the Panacea Museum and funds CenSAMM who are part of Cambridge University #BeingHuman2024

#31DaysOfGraves Day 19: Mistake. Easy to miss this with a quick glance #Bedford #cemetery

#31DaysOfGraves Day 20: Building The cemetery mess house used for many years by outdoor staff at #Bedford #cemetery. In its heyday it would be a good spot for a well earned lunch. Graves were dug by hand out of back breaking Bedfordshire clay. fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk/the-cemetery-m…

The #Bedford cemetery volunteers had a grand day out recently visiting Kensal Green, London. Our guide Irina was brilliant! Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery

#31daysofgraves Day 21: Well known The Wells family have a long association with Bedford; many Bedfordians will have sunk a pint or two of Charles Wells beer. The latest incarnation is Wells & Co with a state of the art brewery on the edge of the town. fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk/charles-wells-…

#31daysofgraves Day 22: Flower Beautiful floral arrangement for William James Gray who died in 1931.

#31daysofgraves Day 23: Animal Birds are animals with feathers so that's a good reason to post another of Chiew Loo's fabulous pictures from #Bedford #cemetery

#31daysofgraves Day 24 #Mason Looks like the Freemason's compass on this grave for Charles and Lucy Harris #Bedford #cemetery

#31daysofgraves Day 25 Torch(light) Throwback to an amazing evening bat watching with our lovely friends from Bedfordshire Bat group #Bedford #cemetery

#31daysofgraves Day 26 Unusual This striking headstone is for local architect John Usher. It has no name or inscription #Bedford #cemetery fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk/john-usher-arc…

#31daysofgraves Day 27 #Inside The #Bedford #cemetery volunteers don't tend to spend a lot of time indoors but as we prepare for our Remembrance 2024 event on Sunday 3 Nov here's a lovely image of a member of Bedford Pipe Band at the Chapel last year. See pinned post for details

#31daysofgtaves Day 28 Died elsewhere A simple stone describing huge losses for this family. We will remember them.

#31DaysOfGraves Day 29 Old The oldest memorial in the #cemetery for Elizabeth Jane Clayton. The original stone is kept in the chapel due to its deterioration with a replacement marking its location #Bedford

#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 Scroll Lovely design on this headstone #Bedford #cemetery

#31DaysOfGraves Day 31 Skull Death or Glory #Bedford #cemetery fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk/sergeant-willi…

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2024 #Remembrance Service at #Bedford cemetery

#Remembrance 2024 Thank you to #Bedford Pipe Band for some wonderful music today.

Not everyone's favourite mammal I know but I do enjoy watching the antics of the #Bedford #cemetery squirrels. It was a frosty start today for the Thursday volunteers.

More of today's frosty start at #Bedford #cemtery