Hello everyone,
Myself and a few others are setting up a Friends of Tottenham Cemetery (Whitehart Lane, N17) and I thought here might be a good place to a) let interested parties know and b) ask questions that some more experienced people here might have the answers to.
We are due to hold our Founding Meeting on Sunday 30th June, 2pm, Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, N17 8NU. All welcome-local residents,cemetery visitors, those with family graves, those interested in Tottenham people's history or in green space biodiversity, and members of interested local societies, groups and stakeholders, genealogists.
Please forward to anyone you think may be interested.
If you would like to become a member of a future
Friends of Tottenham Cemetery and to be kept
informed just send an email/pm me.
Obviously we are not set up to be able to answer any specific grave look ups just yet, but I can fill you in on some general info.
The cemetery is now run by a contractor called Dignity Caring Funeral Services, Haringey council have given them the lease for 50 years and they have drawn up some plans to refurbish and maintain the area. All the records are held at Enfield Crematorium
http://www.enfield.gov.uk/info/330/death-funerals-cremations/755/cremation which is also now run by Dignity. If members of rootschat think it's appropriate I will keep everyone updated here as to developments in the cemetery. Many of us are worried about the implications of a private firm running our local cemetery and already have concerns about some of the 'improvements' that have taken place.
Look forward to hearing from you all.
Regards Glynis- on behalf of the Friends of Tottenham Cemetery.
