Saturday 27 June

Wednesdays 3, 10, 17 and 24 June
10.30am-12.30pm
This creative workshop combining walking, tea and writing is spread over four sessions - one per week - and is entirely free, but booking is essential due to number limits - please read on for details:

Led by local writer and storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton, each session starts with a gentle guided walk through the cemetery. Pomme will then guide you with simple, fun and playful creative writing prompts based on the beautiful natural surroundings.

Sat

Saturday 6 June
3pm-4.30pm
Guided walk run by Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Donation requested

Sunday 14 June
2pm-4pm

Saturday 13 June
2pm-4pm
Please join us for a wonderful afternoon of alt-folk, rootsy music from local musicians and songwriters.

Sunday 14 June
10am-1pm
We would like to welcome you to West Norwood Cemetery's Spring Open Day to celebrate our wonderful cemetery and green space.

We will have stalls from local organisations, free children's activities, a Flora and Fauna walk and Tours by Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. 

The Visitors Centre will be open for everyone to find out about the history of this wonderful cemetery and the work carried out by the recently completed National Heritage Lottery Project 'A New Beginning'. 

Here's the programme for the day:

Saturday 11 April
8pm-9.30pm
Join this magical dusk walk as we hunt for bats - we have enough detectors for every family group to have one of their own! 
This is a free event, but booking is essential due to limited places.
Please click on the headline for more info ...

The cemetery is a rare and unique place to be at dusk. It's a little bit spooky, but equally stunningly beautiful. The bats use the cemetery to hunt at dusk for food and the bat detectors will help us see them as they whirl overhead.