The Volunteers of Teignmouth Old Cemetery (VTOC)  continued clearing area FF on Wednesday the 26th of April 2023.

We started by clearing an area of discarded earth and cuttingsWe started by clearing an area of discarded earth and cuttings

 The next two photos are areas yet to be cleared and show the ant hills and ivy that need to be tackled

area still to be done 1 rs

area still to be done rs

Next, we started clearing two graves that were riddled with ivy

dave fighting the ivyDave fighting the ivy

mary everard chaplin at rest may 21st 1923 rsMary Everard Chaplin at rest May 21st, 1923

 ernest hawkins died oct 11th 1921 rsErnest Hawkins died October the 11th, 1921

mary grant hawkins diedsept 16th 1944 aged 81 rsMary Grant Hawkins died September the 16th, 1944, aged 81

 Whilst Dave and I were clearing, we were visited by a pair of Robins who were searching and finding many earthworms

friendly robin 2 rs

friendly robin 1 rs

friendly robin rs

Dave discovered a sunken memorial which he dug out of the ground for Violet Thompson

violet thompson rs

That is all for this week as I have many jobs to do in my garden. We will return on Monday.