Volunteers seeking to restore Smallcombe Cemetery have been granted nearly £50,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for their work.

The £48,600 was awarded to the Friends of St Mary’s Churchyard for a restoration project involving repair to the walls, vegetation management and promoting the heritage of the cemetery. The Friends are working with BathNES Council, Bath Spa University and National Trust to realise this project.

Dozens of local people are signed up as friends of the project and have volunteered on action days already. If you would like to join in, get in touch with the them.