All Saints Warlingham Churchyard Volunteers

All Saints Warlingham Churchyard Volunteers A diverse and inclusive group of local Volunteers who help maintain our 5 acre churchyard

Help, we need more Churchyard Volunteers!We will be meeting this Saturday, 19th September between 10.00am and 1.00pm.Aft...
13/09/2026

Help, we need more Churchyard Volunteers!

We will be meeting this Saturday, 19th September between 10.00am and 1.00pm.

After the dry summer , then a few drops of rain, everything has started growing again!

We have hedges to trim, grass to cut, ferns to trample, paths to edge and general tidying.

All tasks to keep you fit and give you an appetite for free hot drinks, doughnuts and sausage rolls at 11.00am.

The weather forecast is good - a comfortable 20 degrees, sunny with some cloud.

We meet regularly on the third Saturday of each month between 10.00am and 1.00pm.

Bring suitable footwear and clothing, tools are provided.

What do you call blackberries playing the guitar? A jam session. The churchyard is looking rather beige after this long ...
12/08/2026

What do you call blackberries playing the guitar?

A jam session.

The churchyard is looking rather beige after this long dry spell, however there is a little bit of contrast from some early blackberries, elderberries and haws in the hedges.

The Volunteers will be meeting between 10.00am and 1.00pm this Saturday, 15th August, to tidy up and will break later than usual, at 11.30am this session ,for refreshments and a longer summer social.

We are also looking forward to a visit by our Diocesan Environmental Officer, and showing her around our 5 acres.

Thank you to all our Volunteers who give their time and effort to help maintain the churchyard in it's semirural, wildlife friendly condition.

What kinds of beetles are no fun at parties? Boring beetles! Decaying tree stumps in the churchyard provide a habitat f...
14/07/2026

What kinds of beetles are no fun at parties?

Boring beetles!

Decaying tree stumps in the churchyard provide a habitat for the endangered stag beetle.

The Volunteers endeavour to manage the churchyard in a sensitive manner that encourages wildlife.

They will be meeting once more this Saturday, 18th July between 10.00am and 1.00pm, with a refreshment break at 11.00am.

The forecast is for a sunny, calm and dry day, temperature between 18 and 21 degrees, ideal for topping up vitamin D and tidying up around the churchyard.

Come along and meet the group, find out about your churchyard - tools and provided and refreshments are free.

How do butterflies gather?In sects!Did you know that All Saints Churchyard falls within the Surrey Important Grasslands ...
17/06/2026

How do butterflies gather?

In sects!

Did you know that All Saints Churchyard falls within the Surrey Important Grasslands Inventory? This comprises 460 sites - the best grasslands of all types in the county, rare habitats deserving of protection.

The Churchyard Volunteers help manage the 5 acre site in a wildlife friendly manner. The group meets on the third Saturday of each month, between 10.00am and 1.00pm, breaking at 11.00am for refreshments and notices.

The next session is this coming Saturday, 20th June. The weather forecast is good, refreshments and tools are provided free, new helpers are always welcome.

Why would I want to buy a tombstone?It's the last thing I need!It's fascinating to follow headstone fashion in the churc...
13/05/2026

Why would I want to buy a tombstone?

It's the last thing I need!

It's fascinating to follow headstone fashion in the churchyard.
Which era do you think these ones are from?

The grass is growing, providing cover for small mammals and insects and in turn providing food for larger mammals and birds.

The Volunteers will be meeting this Saturday, 16th May, for our monthly session of churchyard maintenance. Always on the third Saturday of the month between 10.00am and 1.00pm with an 11.00am break for free refreshments and notices.

Tools provided, new helpers are always welcome.

13/05/2026

Our 'neigh'bour appreciating the green shoots of the native hedge at All Saints Warlingham Churchyard. The hedge was planted as a row of whips in 2018 by volunteers from the church and village, is thriving and producing winter berries for wildlife.

Why couldn't the string quartet find their composer? Because he was Haydn!On a musical note, it isn’t widely known that ...
30/04/2026

Why couldn't the string quartet find their composer?

Because he was Haydn!

On a musical note, it isn’t widely known that Felix Mendelssohn, the composer, visited All Saints Warlingham church and churchyard.

He first came to London in 1829 and, over time, developed a strong english following, becoming a favourite of Queen Victoria.
Almost 184 years ago, when staying with the musical family of Frederick William and Henriette Benecke and their six children who lived in Denmark Hill, Felix went for a walk with his landlady and came across All Saints Church and churchyard.

She wrote in her diary, on 1st June 1842, that “Felix enjoyed his visit to the pretty church at Warlingham”. Next day Felix wrote his piano duet ‘Springsong’ which he presented to the Queen.

We’d like to think that the churchyard at All Saints inspired this composition.

The churchyard has grown substantially since Mendelssohn’s visit and may, now, be even more inspirational in springtime.

All Saints Warlingham Churchyard Volunteers assist in caring for the churchyard in a manner sensitive to all its' users, meeting on the third Saturday of every month between 10.00am and 1.00pm with a break for free refreshments at 11.00am. Tools are provided. Our next session will be on Saturday 16th May 2026.

Thank you to all our Volunteers who helped tidy the churchyard last Saturday, 18th April. Amongst other jobs, weeds have...
21/04/2026

Thank you to all our Volunteers who helped tidy the churchyard last Saturday, 18th April.

Amongst other jobs, weeds have been removed from around the trees, and the large piles of trimmings from the hedge are diminishing, in Reynards field.

Some paths have been neatly edged, flowerbeds and plaques tidied.

Plot marker posts have gained a yellow sheen to make them easier to see.

The churchyard is full of flowers, blossom and activity, all assisted by the Volunteers sympathetic management of this peaceful, beautiful community asset.

Why does the military plant trees every year?To grow the infant tree.We have a military theme today, 20th April 2026, as...
20/04/2026

Why does the military plant trees every year?

To grow the infant tree.

We have a military theme today, 20th April 2026, as it is exactly three years since The Royal Fusiliers returned to All Saints Warlingham to commemorate the centenary of the unveiling of the memorial tablet commemorating the members of 17th Service Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers who gave their lives during the Great War of 1914-1919.

Three Fusiliers are buried in the churchyard that the volunteers help to maintain.

We have recently been contacted by the grandson of one of the members of the 17th Battalion who has been researching their history. The battalion left Warlingham for Folkestone and the front lines in France on 16th November 1915.

Greg, from the United States (New Jersey), has kindly colourised an image of his grandfather, Francis P. Fleming taken in the winter of 2014/2015 and one of the "Originals¨, soldiers who had started in Warlingham and made it through the conflict, taken in 1919 at Duren, in Germany.

The colours of the 17th battalion, who were based at Court Farm, off Tithepitshaw Lane, are laid up in All Saints Church and the connection endures to this day.

The Churchyard Volunteers meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month between 10.00am and 1.00pm to help maintain the 5 acre churchyard in Warlingham in a manner that is sensitive to all its users, whatever their species! Refreshments are provided free at 11.00am and tools are available.

What do you call a typo on a headstone? A grave mistake.This image is of one of the oldest gravestones in the churchyard...
13/04/2026

What do you call a typo on a headstone?

A grave mistake.

This image is of one of the oldest gravestones in the churchyard from 1664, prior to both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London.

Older graves would have been marked with a wooden cross and burials would have been made using a shroud. Coffins gradually came in to use in the 18th century for ease of transport of the deceased, who would be buried in a shroud and the coffin would be reused.

Our volunteers will be enjoying another session tidying around the 5 acre churchyard this coming Saturday, 18th April between 10.00am and 1.00pm, with a break for refreshments and notices at 11.00am.

Please feel free to join us, tools provided, just bring suitable clothing, help is always welcome.

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Church Road
Warlingham
CR69NU

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+441883622279

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