Thurnscoe Cemetery
Renovation & Headstone Cleaning
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Michelle and Craig
Since the Group started in 2002 over 50 headstones and graves have been cleaned as well as 13 war graves.
The group's headstone cleaners are Michelle Shields and Craig Heaton, both 16 year old members of the group.
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Michelle saw the state of a statue of the Virgin Mary (pictured right) and was so concerned that she spent two days cleaning it, as you can see by the results that she did an excellent job. There are many examples of the work done by Michelle and Craig - the one shown of Margaret Rose Leng shows what can be done with a bit of hard work. They have received nothing but praise for their work, and are well sought after.
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We had a visit from a lady from Canada who wanted her grandmother's grave cleaned, by the next day it was done, she donated £50 to the Group's funds. |
The money raised by headstone cleaning enables the Group to buy equipment to be used in the cemetery, such as chippings, plants, tools, cleaning equipment, blocks to put vases on and other bits and pieces which are given to visitors of the Cemetery.
If anyone requires a family headstone or grave renovating please contact Peter Shields at petershields184@hotmail.com.