Location & Directions
Friends of the General Cemetery The Cemetery Gatehouse Sheffield General Cemetery Cemetery Avenue Sheffield S11 8NT http://www.gencem.org/index.html
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Visiting, Burial Services & Facilities
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Public transportSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive: 01709 515151
Site size5.6 hectare
Additional notesThe Friends of the General Cemetery (FOGC) was formed in 1989 by a handful of residents on Cemetery Road, Sheffield. Since then this voluntary organisation has grown in size (with more than 200 members) and has carried out many organised events within the cemetery: Education tours and workshops Conservation work to maintain and enhance the monuments, the landscape and the paths Historical research of the cemetery and its occupants. FOGC's aim is to encourage everyone to enjoy this historical site by walking its paths, learning its history or simply as a quite place to sit and contemplate. If you would like to become a Friend of the General Cemetery send a cheque for ?5 payable to FOGC, with a note of your name, address, telephone number, email address (if you have one) and details of any particular interests you have in the cemetery to the above address. If you join, you will receive three fact and picture filled newsletters per year, and notice of all our events. Please join even if you don't want to be an 'active' member, we need more members to show our strength! If you would like to volunteer to help us with our work please contact us.
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