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A detailed tour booklet of St Chad’s churchyard in Hanmer has also been put together as part of the project by enthusiastic volunteer Bill Barlow. Volunteers have also been busy recording gravestone inscriptions over the last two years for Holy Trinity, Bronington, St Mary’s, Chirk and St Paul’s at Isycoed. All their hard work is now available for family historians in booklets, which can be obtained from these churches, as well as the graveyard search on the website. An interpretation panel and leaflet has also been prepared for St Mary’s churchyard, Minera, which joined the project recently. The churchyard has plenty of things of interest and even has a bird hide, as well as bird boxes. There are now 13 individual churchyards that have interpretation leaflets. Heather Williams of Northern Marches Cymru, which is co-ordinating the Sacred Space initiative, said: “The interest and support for this project has been fantastic. “As a result, we’ve published a booklet called Sacred Space - A Rural Wrexham Churchyard Project and its Discoveries. “It records the achievements of the project, and includes details of the discoveries carried out in workshops covering subjects like yew trees, lichens and the geology of gravestones. “ All the information can be found on this website, most of which can be downloaded. Publications can also be found in the Wrexham Tourist Information Centre or the churches themselves. The funding ends in February 2011 but it is anticipated that volunteers will continue to work on the project. Shirley Griffiths, Archdeacon of Wrexham with Tony Rees, Vicar of St Mary's Chirk, Councillor Jim Kelly, the Mayor of Wrexham Council and the Lily Kelly, the Mayoress .
The unveiling of the new interpretation board at St Chad's Hanmer takes place at 2.30pm on Friday 17th September. This will be followed by a guided tour of interesting discoveries in the churchyard by Bill Barlow. New leaflets and interpretation panels are now on hand to help people explore churchyards in rural Wrexham as part of the Sacred Space project. They highlight significant features of historical and wildlife interest which can be found in the 12 special churchyards. The official launch will take place at St Mary’s Church, Chirk, on 11th September. The event, open to all, starts at 2pm with brief presentations from Will Davies of Cadw and Sue Cooper of Caring for God’s Acre. This will be followed by the unveiling of the St Mary’s interpretation panel in the churchyard by Jim Kelly, Mayor of Wrexham Council, and a tour using the churchyard leaflet. This event, which coincides with a European Heritage Open Doors Day, will provide a rare opportunity to see inside the Trevor Mausoleum. The Grade II listed building, built in 1904 for Mary, the daughter of the second Lord Trevor, who died aged 5, features a beautiful life-size angel carrying the child. Sacred Spaces volunteers Ancient Tree Measuring Day at All- Saints Church, Gresford October 30th 2009 - click for more details
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