Blog posts
29th January, 2021
Are any of your new year’s resolutions to clear brambles and invasive species from old meadow land?
Two volunteers working in Heene Cemetery
Chances are they’re not! But a few years back, that was just what the...
24th January, 2021
Heene Cemetery Celebrates International Day of Education which falls on 24th January every year. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this date, in celebration, of the role of education for peace and development....
20th January, 2021
Carpe diem (Latin: Seize the day) is not a mantra that some of our wildlife residents and visitors observe; carpe noctem (seize the night) is their lifestyle mission, although the latter phrase, unlike the former, does not appear in the Latin...
20th January, 2021
Heene Cemetery occupies about one acre of flat land in Worthing that is botanically classified as unimproved old meadow. After the cemetery was declared full it was unmaintained for many years, and the absence of soil disturbance during this...
10th January, 2021
Did you know Worthing has a hidden haven of History and Wildlife and you can find it by taking a ten-minute stroll from Worthing seafront? There are many architectural structures to look for as you wander along the streets of Heene...
18th December, 2020
We are searching for old photographs of Heene Cemetery, Worthing, and the surrounding area.
Do you have any photographs of the wide range of properties that existed in Victorian Heene? Your contribution to link the burials to the...
24th November, 2020
Worthing’s Heene Cemetery had two new hotels installed this summer – without requiring planning permission – courtesy of Peter Standing and his ingenuity and hard work. But residents of Heene need not be alarmed at the prospect of increased...
2nd November, 2020
Heene Cemetery is officially designated a site of nature conservation importance. When it was opened in 1873 there would have been little thought given to making the site accommodating to wildlife, for there was no wildlife extinction...
20th October, 2020
Heene Cemetery is one of more than 2,000 sites across the country to collect the Green Flag Award for 2020. The Friends of Heene Cemetery are delighted to receive this prestigious award and to be recognized for their dedicated and...
20th October, 2020
There are three mature Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa) trees in Heene Cemetery. You can’t miss them: walk in and immediately they are on your left. They seem right at home there, fine examples of a tradition of planting cypresses...
17th September, 2020
A triple event
Saturday 12th September 2020 proved to be a triple event. Starting with the launch of this website live, followed by our AGM and culminating with a small group of dedicated volunteers and supporters enjoying a pleasant...
21st August, 2020
Carefully planned conservation strategies
Heene Cemetery is designated a Sussex Site of Nature Conservation Importance, and is managed as a nature reserve, with consideration for the need to maintain access to the graves and to treat...
29th July, 2020
Heene Cemetery received a grant on the 24th February 2020 of £10,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting heritage project, Collect, Preserve and Share the History of Heene Cemetery Burials.
Made possible by money...
20th July, 2020
Six feet under
The phrase ‘six feet under’ is a popular euphemism for burial, and there was an old folk belief that one’s grave should be as deep as one is long. However, digging a grave to a specific depth of six feet is a practice...