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World War One Memorial Garden
Funding
Funding
Restoration of the World War One Memorial and creation of a Memorial Garden
Drainage repairs
Framing of the Life of Henry Chichele in fabric and thread now housed in the Bede House
Repair of the churchyard lantern
Creation of an external oak cross
New church noticeboard
Entrance from Midland Road - replacement gate and new pathway.
School children planting spring bulbs in Bee Bed
Churchyard planting
Churchyard planting
Yew tree, rose bushes, herbaceous plants in the memorial beds and thousands of spring flowering bulbs
Maintenance of the planting with involvement of children and young people.
Afternoon tea in the Bede House
Events
Events
Many fundraising social events from Coffee Mornings to Cheese and Wine Evenings
Afternoon Teas with SERVE
Dementia awareness training
Involvement in local heritage projects including the Town Charter Project and Heritage Family Fun Days at Rushden Lakes
Contributions to Chichele Society Heritage Exhibitions
Conducting Town Tours.
The Jolley family memorial
Research
Research
Churchyard memorials: World War One, Richard Hacon and the Jolleys
Publication of book on Richard Hacon and Typhoid in Higham Ferrers
Exhibition on Richard Hacon; Higham’s Forgotten Hero.
Volunteers building the dead hedge
Conservation
Conservation
Churchyard Wildlife Conservation Project creating a wildflower meadow, dead hedge, Bug Hotel and Bee Bed
Surveys of wildflowers, moths and a bat watch, recorded sightings of insects, birds, and mammals
Outdoor exhibition of information boards featuring wildlife in the churchyard
Northamptonshire Churchyard Conservation Scheme Silver Award from The Wildlife Trust.
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