Cemetery Tours
Why not join one of our tours of the cemetery and find out about some of the notable people buried here?
*****NEW TIMES FOR 2012****
Tours of the cemetery are conducted on the first Saturday of every month except for April which is the second Saturday (the first Saturday is Easter weekend)
They start at 10.30am and 11.30am and each tour lasts between 1 and 1¼ hours, between April and October. Tours begin from the Chapels just inside the main entrance in South Farm Road.
There is no need to book in advance.
(Private tours can be booked for other dates/times for groups/school parties by arrangement with FBWC.
Please contact us for details)
****2012 - THEMED TOURS****
| DATE | TIME | TOUR DESCRIPTION | | VISITOR COMMENTS |
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| April 14th | 10:30 | Nurserymen and Growers | | |
| | 11:30 | Military 1 |
| | | Learn about those who lost their lives in WW1, their achievements, their ordeals and the families they left behind |
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| May 5th | 10:30 | Notable Women |
| | 11:30 | Shopkeepers and Businessmen 1* | | "....tour was of great interest and brought back many memories..." (2011 tour) |
| | | Fascinating facts about the people who shaped our town. Please note that this is one of 3 different tours on local businessmen and each tour features different people/businesses |
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| June 2nd | 10:30 | Pubs and Hotels* |
| | 12:00 | Typhoid Epidemic* |
| | | Hear about the lives of some of the many victims of the Typhoid epidemic in 1893 and those who treated them |
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| July 7th | 10:30 | Seafarers* |
| | 12:00 | Worthing Mayors* |
| | | Visit the graves and find out about some of our town's great Mayors including our first lady mayor, Ellen Chapman |
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| August 4th | 10:00 - 15:00 | OPEN DAY | | "....I didn't know much about the group until going to the August open day, but it is such a great project..." (2011 open day) |
| | 10:30 | Religious Characters* |
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| | 11:30 | Military 2* |
| | 13:00 | TBA* |
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| September 1st | 10:30 | Shopkeepers and Businessmen 3* |
| | | Fascinating facts about the people who shaped our town. Please note that this is one of 3 different tours on local businessmen and each tour features different people/businesses |
| | 11:30 | Salvation Army* | |
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| | | The Salvation Army riots, the people and more.... |
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| October 6th | 10:30 | Standard Tour |
| | 11:30 | Shopkeepers and Businessmen 2* | | "....I wanted to tell you how much my daughters and grandson enjoyed your tours of the cemetery on Saturday, as did I..." (2011 tour) |
| | | Fascinating facts about the people who shaped our town. Please note that this is one of 3 different tours on local businessmen and each tour features different people/businesses |
*Themed tours may vary slightly depending on the tour guide on the day
MEMBERS INFORMATION
Clearance Mornings
The first Saturday of every month, throughout the year (weather permitting) there will be working parties in the cemetery carrying out general clearance work and grave maintenance.
There is no need to inform us in advance that you intend to take part but please bring gardening tools with you.
Meet at 10.00am by the chapels.
For more information please contact John Stepney.
General Meetings
The following general meetings are open to members and non-members.
| GENERAL MEETINGS 2012 | |
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| DAY | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
| Friday | 27th January | 6pm | Gordon Room |
| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | |
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| DAY | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
| Friday | 26th October | 6pm | Gordon Room |
Research Group Meeting
The next meeting of the research group will be on Thursday January 12th 2012 at 6pm.
Please note that the venue for this meeting is at:
The Wave Centre
Broadwater Baptist Church
Dominion Road
Worthing
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