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PHOTOS PAGE 9: 29 SEPTEMBER 2008

In Spring 2008, one of our strongest supporters, Larry Murphy of Liverpool City Council, informed us that a group of 250 members of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka the Mormons) were interested in bringing 250 volunteers covering all age groups, to come and do ground clearance at the cemetery. This would be as part of their national Helping Hands scheme, in which they provide large groups of volunteers to local projects.

We were thrilled and received a small delegations from their organising committee. However, the rough nature of the ground made it impossible to accommodate the age extremes of the group, so the plan was modified to cover the stripping and re-painting of the cemetery railings by a smaller group on a later date. The proposed works were cleared with a professional and the day was set for Saturday 29 September. With materials provided by the City Council and the manpower provided by altruistic Christian hearts, the railings were given a long-overdue overhaul.

We extend our deepest thanks to Alan Duvall and everyone who participated in this lovely gesture of inter-faith relations.

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