Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery has been named one of 17 finalists from across the UK competing for the title of National Lottery Project of the Year.
A Lanarkshire community group who came together to restore an old paupers’ graveyard at the former Hartwood Asylum has been recognised with a nomination for a 2023 National Lottery Award.
Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery is a local community group who have given the names and dignity back to 1255 once forgotten pauper patients and staff from Hartwood Asylum buried between 1895 and 1952. They have returned the cemetery to a living piece of history, preserving the environment, planting trees and bulbs and introducing beehives, receiving recognition around the world for their work.
"Being able to identify all 1,255 graves and knowing they now have visitors and family still leaves us speechless.
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