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Saturday 14 June 2008
Attended by Rachael Mead and Janette Gregson on behalf of RSHG
Dover Park School continued their studies at Ryde Cemetery last week when a group of 23 of the more able writers and artists spent an enrichment morning there.
This book is the culmination of Ryde Social Heritage Group's Lottery-funded project and deals with the history of the town of Ryde, Isle of Wight. It tells the stories of many of the people buried in Ryde's West Street Cemetery and others associated with them.
Over 100 guests attended Ryde High School's Studio Theatre on the evening of Saturday 7 June 2008, to celebrate the launch of Ryde Social Heritage Group's major publication, Ryde's Heritage - Our Town, Your Histories.
Over the last week several groups of school children have been undertaking studies in Ryde Cemetery as part of the IWC's Ryde Cemetery Restoration Project.
The monthly Nature Walk took place at the beginning of June and the Nature Diary has been updated with photographs and text of our findings.
In May our Research Team led by Ann Barrett added information to 74 of the records on the website.
Members of Ryde Social Heritage Group proudly unveiled their brand new interpretation panel in the display case in Ryde Cemetery at noon on Saturday 24th May.
The Mapping Team led by David Earle have recently completed all the maps for the Old Cemetery.
