We are delighted to announce that the North East Funerary Heritage Group (NEFHG) will formally launch this summer. We hope you will join us to mark the occasion.
🗓 Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
🕐 Time: 13:00–16:00
📍 Venue: Newcastle Cathedral (The Nave)
What is NEFHG?
NEFHG is a regional network dedicated to exploring, preserving, and promoting the rich funerary heritage of North East England. It fosters collaboration, shares best practices, and supports inclusive approaches to understanding and caring for burial spaces and memorial traditions. As it grows, NEFHG aims to serve as a hub for knowledge exchange, advocacy, and public engagement.
The Launch
This launch event will bring together individuals and organisations with a shared interest in funerary heritage—whether you’re involved in cemetery care, local history, cultural heritage, or simply want to learn more. It offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and help shape the group’s future direction.
The afternoon will include:
- A formal introduction to NEFHG and its vision
- Short talks and a keynote or thematic panel
- Breakout discussions on pressing issues and emerging opportunities
- Time for networking, refreshments, and informal conversation
A full agenda and registration details will be shared soon. We are looking into organising morning fieldtrips to several local site of funerary interest, so stay tuned for details.
🔗In the meantime, you can register to become a member by complete our membership form. It is free to join.
📬 Questions? Email: myra.giesen@newcastle.ac.uk
Please mark your calendars and help us spread the word, feel free to forward this post to others who might be interested. We hope to see many of you there.
This event is being partially sponsored by the Ballast Hills Burial Ground Project, which works to uncover and share the hidden histories of one of Newcastle’s forgotten burial spaces.
Warm wishes,
Myra Giesen
Chair, NEFHG Steering Group