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SheffieldGenCemetery @SheffieldGenCem

SGCT manages Sheffield General Cemetery, a tranquil green space in the heart of the city of unique historical importance.

Joined July 2012
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🎈 One month to go until our 190th birthday celebrations - and the full programme is now live! 🎉 Tours, live music, family activities, a community picnic and more... 🌿 🎟️ Book now: gencem.org/event/190th-birth…
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Dave: The Steel City Snapper@steelcitysnaps
16 May 2025
I’ve visited the General Cemetery a few times recently and the other day I made a new friend 😻 This gorgeous moggy was keeping an eye on the cemetery, or perhaps guarding the tomb of Helen and Thomas Nowill?! @SheffieldGenCem #Sheffield
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As part of this week’s #GreatBritishSpringClean our fabulous volunteer litter-picking team was out in force with the help of a new litter picking trolley, purchased through funding from @HeritageFundUK 💌 Thank you to all our litter heroes who helped to spruce up the Cemetery 🗑️
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Anisa@anisa_alv
24 Mar 2025
“A simple way for lots of people to be creative” @sharrowlanterns Carnival saw 1000s coming together in a community celebration 🐌🍄🪿 Did you make a lantern? 🏮 Read more about the evening👇 shef-live.co.uk/index.php/20… #lanterns #Sharrow #sheffield
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🎄FREE! Kids Christmas Crafts at The Samuel Worth Chapel with Ignite Imaginations🎄 Sun 15th Dec at 10.30am with Ali Bird or 3.30pm with Laura Page. Book below gencem.org/whats-on/ Suitable for ages 3-12 Thank you to @HeritageFundUK
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Nominate SGCT to receive £1000 in @benefactgroup #12DaysofGiving prize draw! In Dec, @benefactgroup will be giving 120 charities £1,000 each over 12 days. Nominate until 23:59 on Dec 19th. Link below movementforgood.com/#nominat… Please share! Thank you for your support.
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Steel City Clerks Fundraising Concert 🌈 Thu, 21 Nov 7pm This concert will be in aid of the Steel City Choristers Berlin tour fund, helping to raise money to get the choir to Berlin in August 2025. gencem.org/event/steel-city-…
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December History Tours of Sheffield General Cemetery Sun, 1 Dec, 11.30am and 12pm £5 fee. gencem.org/event/history-tou… Event starts at The Gatehouse, top of Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield, S11 8NT. Café and bookstall open at the Sam Worth Chapel. Pay by cash, card or phone app.
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🍬🍬Sweet Remembrance Tour of Sheffield General Cemetery 🍬🍭 Sun, 1 December £5 Booking fee Join us on a walking tour of Sheffield General Cemetery exploring graves related to Sheffield’s rich confectionery past. gencem.org/event/sweet-remem…
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One Leg One Eye at The Samuel Worth Chapel. Sun, 8 December, Door 7.30pm, £12.50 fee. More info and book below. gencem.org/event/one-leg-one… SGCT volunteer led fundraising event for SGCT and proceeds go to fund the charitable aims of the Trust. Thank you for your support.
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Robb Johnson Sian Allen & Fae Simon “The Acoustic Irregulars” at The Samuel Worth Chapel 🤩 Fri, 29 Nov, Doors 7:30pm, 12 Booking fee Book below. gencem.org/event/robb-johnso…
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Jazz At The Chapel Presents Blue Seven Jazz Sat, 9 November, 8pm £12 Booking Charity gig for @JessiesFund and SGCT. Book below. gencem.org/event/jazz-at-the…
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Military Tour – Remembrance Sunday at Sheff Gen Cem 10 Nov FREE Pvt Thomas Robert Peck 1879-1915 Thomas worked as a tramway conductor. Married with two children, he enlisted in Dec 1915 and served in France. Hear more at our Military Tour. Book gencem.org/event/military-to…
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Frau That’s What I Call Music – English Touring Opera at The Samuel Worth Chapel. Wed, 16 Oct , Doors 7pm £5 - £10 Fee More info and book below… gencem.org/event/frau-thats-…
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Thank you to a lovely group of @avivaplc employees who chose to volunteer with us on Fri. They cleaned, swept the area around the War Memorial, litter picked and swept the Montague Street entrance. 👏 Interested in corporate volunteering with us? Email volunteering@gencem.org.
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John Hegley’s Playful Workshop Sat, 7 December, 2pm £12.00 - Age 16 £8 - Age 15 under. Our friend @johnhegleyluton returns to The Sam Worth Chapel… Ninety mins of writing, drawing and drawing-out creativity 🤩 Book via the link below gencem.org/event/john-hegley…
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Radicals – The Chartist Women of Sheffield Exhibition & Film Friday 18th - Saturday 19th October, The Samuel Worth Chapel, 10am - 4pm. FREE Did you know that the first ever petition for women’s suffrage was sent by a group of women from Sheffield?
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We are excited to welcome our friends Off The Shelf @otsfestival back to The Samuel Worth Chapel for this years festival! Sunday 20 October, 2pm £8/£7 More info and book here offtheshelf.org #sheffieldgeneralcemeterytrust #sheffieldgeneralcemetery #books
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PERFORM at the Samuel Worth Chapel 🏛️ We love to hear from interesting artists, event organisers and promoters who would like to work with us or perform at The Samuel Worth Chapel. To discuss, email andy.smith@gencem.org Take a look at our events… gencem.org/whats-on/
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NEW EVENT! 🤎 Bog to the Future by Wild Combination Sun, 10 Nov, £10 - £48 fee Eat like it’s the bronze age, dig up your dinner, lay in the bog & listen to Slug Milk An evening of food inspired by the bog preserved bodies of ancient folk. More info gencem.org/event/bog-to-the-…
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