Monthly Archives: March 2024

Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (FoSOC) were honoured , on the evening of 28 March , to host a charitable event for the Lord Mayor, Cllr Valerie Laurent in the Non-Conformist Chapel in the Old Southampton Cemetery. Inge Foster from Southampton Tourist Guides Association (SGA) did the honours by introducing the Lord Mayor & speaker for the night. STGA were co-helping the Lord Mayor’s charities. This was the first time such an event was held in the Non-Conformist Chapel, and we shall be looking at having more. Geoff Watts (FoSOC Committee & a Founder member of the group) was the speaker for the event. He spoke of only a few of the many Mayors who are buried in the Old Cemetery & how each Mayor contributed to the history of Southampton. The Lord Mayor thanked Geoff for his talk & she … Continue reading →