The Friends of Ocklynge Cemetery were established in 2022 by a small group of local people who love the cemetery and its history.
What we do
The Friends have held meetings with the Cemetery Manager to discuss relevant issues. Membership is updated by meetings at the Lamb Inn and via the Friends Facebook page.
Considerable research has been done on many of the people who are buried in the cemetery and the public have regularly been assisted in finding their family graves.
The aims of the Friends of Ocklynge Cemetery are:
To respect both the historic and the environmental aspects of the cemetery.
To liaise with the Council regarding aspects of the cemetery
Identify notable graves.
To conduct historic research into the people buried there.
To Identify and possibly protect important aspects of the flora and fauna in the cemetery.
To Identify potential problems and report them to the council.
To assist the public in identifying the location of graves.
To liaise with Heritage Eastbourne, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and local environmental and local history and family history groups.
To provide guided tours of the cemetery.
To provide members of the society updates about their work.
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Rube Grave
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Work Parties
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Commonwealth War Graves
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Cemetery Tours
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Australian War Graves
Upcoming events
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National Cemeteries Week
8th to 16th June 2024
Ocklynge Open Days:
8 & 15th June 2024
from 14:00-16:30
Guided walk & talk by Kevin Gordon (meet at Willingdon Road entrance):
07-Jun-2024 @ 14:30
15-Jun-2024 @ 14:30 -
Work Parties
When weather permits there are usually one or two volunteer sessions at the cemetery every week. Volunteers decide on a particular part of the cemetery to work on and bring their own tools and equipment.
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Become a Member
Join us and find out about forthcoming talks and events. Membership is free.