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PHOTOS PAGE 8: OPEN DAY, 18 JUNE 2008
 
On 18 June 2008, we held an open day at the cemetery to raise awareness of the project. The objective was to give as many different groups of people access to the cemetery as possible. These included local residents, the Jewish community, regeneration agencies, local politicians, service providers and anyone who may be able to help us in any way, now or in the future.
 
   

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Muriel's homemade banner advertised the day to every passing by (including shoppers at Lidl)

 

  
     
   

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A display board showed visitors various photos from the cemetery's history, including ones showing the overgrowth and fly-tipping at its worst

  
     
 
   

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Over the course of the four hours, Saul gave three guided tours of the cemetery to large groups numbering between

20 and 40 people

  
     
   

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There were also guide notes and fluorescent markers for individual visitors to wander round on their own, finding out about who is buried here 

  
     
 
   

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At 5.00, at the end of the second large guided tour, the heavens opened and everyone got soaked!

  
     
   

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Left to right: committee members Cath Taylor, Muriel Sumner and Louise Baldock in high spirits, despite the rain

  
     
 
   

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After an hour or so, the rain stopped and more people flooded through the gates. Saul's third guided tour was blighted by the close attendance of this police helicopter, which made it impossible to hear anything for nearly half an hour!

  
     
 

The open day was a raging success. We estimated around 250 people came to visit over the course of four hours, and we raised £232.18 towards the project. 80 questionnaires were filled in by visitors, many of them offering their time or resources to get involved and help us with various aspects of the task in hand.

 

We want to thank everyone involved in the organisation of the open day, everyone who came and everyone who offered to help.

 

You can read a full report of the day's events here.

  
 
 
Go back and see Photos Page 7
 

Or go back to the Photos homepage
 

To donate to the restoration project via PayPal, click here. This will take you to the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation donations page, through which you can donate to the Project. Please specify that your donation is for Deane Road Cemetery only.

 

To donate by post, please make cheques or postal orders (in Pounds Sterling only) payable to LOHC Deane Road A/C and send them to: The Secretary, Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation, Synagogue Chambers, Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 1TG.

 

We would be grateful if UK taxpayers wishing to donate to the cemetery would fill in this Gift Aid form, in order that the congregation can claim a further 28% of your donation from the Inland Revenue, at no extra cost to yourself. Simply print out the form, fill it in and either post it to the address above or scan it and e-mail it to us at the e-mail address below.
 

Any enquiries should be directed to the webmaster at info@deaneroadcemetery.com.

This page was last updated 26 August 2008 14:27.