We want the Avonhead Cemetery to be part of the cultural activities that bring us together as a community. Read on if you are interested in what we have done in the past, our current projects and plans for the future.
Past projects
- Organising a minute’s silence and a “lay a flower” ceremony on 22 February 2017 in collaboration with the Sonoda Women’s University from Hyogo, Japan (with flowers donated by Andrea’s Florists)
- Persuading the Council to replace the 30-year-old signage to Avonhead Cemetery with newer ones.
Current projects
- Pushing for Avonhead Cemetery to be renamed “Avonhead Memorial Cemetery” to capture the significance of the Cemetery as the location of the Earthquake Memorial
- Upgrading the tired-looking frontage of Avonhead Cemetery by arranging Council funding and organising a “design-a-frontage” competition for Ara students studying Design
Future projects
- Creating an electronic database which archives the history of the Cemetery and celebrates the lives of those laid to rest in it, with their families’ consent
- Organising school trips to the Cemetery to enable our schoolchildren to participate in the maintenance of the beautiful foliage at the Cemetery and encouraging their interest in local history