The Friends of Foster Hill Road Cemetery host a number of themed talks during the year, which are open to the public and always prove very popular. The Cemetery records are available at the Chapel during the Heritage Weekend in September and an annual carol concert is held near Christmas. Other events are held to mark special occasions.
Members of the Friends lead several guided walks during the summer months. Each walk is themed and covers topics such as the Cemetery’s spectacular graves, its history, its wildlife, tales of those buried there and more. Walks are also included during the Heritage weekend. The walks last approximately 1.5 hours and the pace is gentle. However, the cemetery grounds are uneven so a pair of stout walking shoes is recommended.
We are also happy to arrange bespoke walks for interested groups, please contact us for details.
The times and dates of our events vary, so please see our events calendar for more details.
To mark Commonwealth War Graves Week we are offering free guided walks with cemetery guide Colin Wolf, to look at the war graves and other interesting memorials.
To mark Commonwealth War Graves Week we are offering free guided walks with cemetery guide Colin Wolf, to look at the war graves and other interesting memorials.
To mark Commonwealth War Graves Week we are offering free guided walks with cemetery guide Colin Wolf, to look at the war graves and other interesting memorials.
As part of National Cemeteries Week we will be holding two separate but similarly-themed walks. Cemetery guides Adrian and Anni highlight some women of Bedford that you might not haver heard of, but who certainly made their mark.
By popular demand, Jo Roberts from Marston Vale Forest is back to lead her fascinating walk about some of the magnificent trees in the cemetery.
Bedford-born Richard Galley is a local historian (and bagpiper!) who has spent many years researching the story of the Scottish Highland Division’s friendly occupation of Bedford in the first nine months of World War One.
In this walk, Richard will lead you through the inspirational story of Bedford’s response to the influx of 17,000 Highland Division soldiers over one weekend in August 1914.
Experts tell us that walking is good for our physical and mental health, and you get the benefit from even short walks. To encourage more people to get into the habit of walking, the Bedfordshire Ramblers hold an annual Festival in September, offering dozens of interesting events, open to all.
As part of Heritage Open Days, we’re opening the doors of Foster Hill Road Cemetery Chapel for a unique glimpse into the past.
A gentle stroll exploring some of the earliest graves in the cemetery, offering insight into its origins and history.
Following his excellent talk last year on the remarkable story of the first Enigma Codebreakers, Mike Barbakoff returns with a remarkable story of the Women of Bletchley Park.
This talk provides a view of the material contribution made by the women of Bletchley Park to its extraordinary success in codebreaking and intelligence against the Axis powers in World War II.
