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Cllr Wingfield announces out-of-borough burial is on the cards

This week, at Southwark’s annual Parks Conference, Cllr Ian Wingfield responsible for Southwark’s cemeteries announced he is to explore out-of-borough burial provision. The Friends of Camberwell Cemeteries (FOCC) – the Save Southwark Woods campaign – have written to...

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New York Times values Southwark’s disappearing woods

Today, the New York Times recognised the beauty and value of Southwark’s woods. [Paywall] Yet Southwark Council are right now destroying ACRES of these woods and thousands of old graves for inner city burial. Woods that the New York Times says to visit - even if you...

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Lucky Shakespeare wasn’t buried in Southwark

This week is the 400th anniversary of the death of Southwark’s most famous resident, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Stratford headstone begs for his bones to rest in peace: Good friend, for Jesus' sake forebeare To digg the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the man...

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A Year constituted as Save Southwark Woods

Dear Friends of Southwark Woods, the Camberwell Cemeteries, On this day last year, April Fools Day, Save Southwark Woods was constituted as a community group to defend the Camberwell Cemeteries (in East Dulwich and Honor Oak) and to make them nature reserves. We are...

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Life After Death at the Camberwell Cemeteries

You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone - especially when it’s hiding on your own doorstep. On Easter Monday, local community group Save Southwark Woods is holding free tours of Camberwell Old and New Cemeteries in South London - two of the rarest jewels in...

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‘Trees: Our Cities’ Lungs’ – a child’s story

8 year old eco warrior Caity McDonald from Nunhead in South London has teamed up with her 26 year old cousin, professional illustrator Ella McLean to create a powerful and heartfelt animation. The hand-drawn film highlights the madness of destroying and clearing...

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Southwark’s One Tree Hill burial project to cost the earth

Today, Save Southwark Woods has again demanded Southwark Council stop the madness of cutting down inner city woods to bury people. Southwark Council is to fell as many as 60 trees for 145 new graves, nine months burial, on historic One Tree Hill in the latest stage of...

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