I was invited to the open day at the Jewish Cemetery today.
I have been to many meetings in the 80's and 90's, in a building which was right opposite, and is now demolished, and the site is now occupied by the Lidl supermarket, and I had no idea the cemetery was there!
I was fascinated looking at the graves and the history of the site. I was amazed that people were brought from places as far away as Southport to be buried there.
Some of the people who helped shape Liverpool, such as David Lewis, are buried there.
The volunteers have done an excellent job in restoring the site.
I also met two hard working Kensington Labour Councillors, Louise Baldock and Wendy Simon.
Louise is also a volunteer at the cemetery, and she spoke to me enthusiastically about what had been achieved, and what remained to be done.
I am glad I went, it was a very enjoyable visit.
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Hi Les, thanks for coming, it was lovely to see you, I am glad you enjoyed seeing the cemetery, we had 100 through the doors between 10am and 6pm, even the rain between 4.30pm and 5.30pm didn't deter people. A really great success.
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