Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery

A local community group who have given the names & dignity back to 1255 once lost & forgotten pauper patients & staff from Hartwood Asylum buried 1895-1952

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🌿 Exciting News! 🌿
Huge thanks to @ClimateLanark for awarding us a grant to join the Climate Festival this September! 💚
📅 9th Sept @ the Cemetery
🐝 Meet the Bees
🚶‍♀️ Nature Walk
🌱 Wild Bug Seed Giveaway
Come celebrate nature, biodiversity & positive climate action! 🌍✨

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What a morning… ❤️🇮🇪
We had the honour of meeting Scott & Sedhar from @CWGC as a granite stone was placed for Patrick Tierney, Gunner 43803, RGA.
His name now stands proudly—no longer forgotten
He’s home in our hearts. #Kildare
#LestWeForget #WW1 #Remembrance

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Help Us Honour 1,255 Forgotten Souls 
FOHPC is the final resting place of 1,255 souls many buried without ceremony.
Now a @CWGC site, we're raising funds to preserve this special space.
Please donate: https://t.co/SRfPVnm9oY
Every £1 helps.
#CWGC #ForgottenNoMore

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@MartinSLewis Does this include people who have had faulty smart meters which have not registered correct data?

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Winter arrived, a quiet grace,
Soft snow fall, a gentle trace.
Among the stones, the whispers rest,
those we loved now find their rest.
The earth sleeps deep beneath the cold
While stories linger, softly told.
Frost-kissed branches, bare & still
Hold the memories time can't kill

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We would like to thank everyone who has supported us & believed in what we are doing

thank you to @HeritageFundSCO @KSBScotland, @NatureScot , NLC Environmental Key Fund, @RobertsonTrust , @CAHLanarkshire @SpotlightShotts
A merry Christmas to all & let’s see what 2025 brings

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Merry Christmas from all the friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery!

During this season of reflection and gratitude, we extend our warmest wishes to all who hold the memory of those interred at Hartwood in their hearts.

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let us also embrace the quiet moments of remembrance and honour those who came before us.

May this holiday season bring peace, comfort, and a sense of community to all who cherish the legacy of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery.

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We really don’t know what to say, but wow!
Just when we thought this year couldn't get any better, another amazing achievement comes our way! On our first year participating in @KSBScotland, we’ve been awarded the highest level — Level 5!
#KeepingScotlandBeautiful 🎉

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Hi All @followers @everyone
We've decided to make the move to Bluesky!

We’ll be posting less on Twitter/X from now on. We’ll miss the friends we’ve made here over the years, but we’re excited to connect with some of you on the other side!

@fohpc.bsky.social

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@FOHPC Thank you for sharing your crossed finger selfie!😁👏#ThanksToYou

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@Thommo_online @CAHLanarkshire It’s a lot of seeds and currently stored in my cool cupboard awaiting spring … more than happy if you want to help sow them
We have opted for a shadow seed meadow under the trees, with pollination mix coming out from the trees & a heather mix is the acidic area a sea of colour

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First of our wild meadow seeds sown in the bee garden! 🐝 This will be one of our two wild meadows in the cemetery.
3kg left to sow in the Spring
Huge thanks to @CAHLanarkshire for their support in making this happen! 🌱🌸 #WildMeadow #BeeGarden #ClimateAction"

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#ThanksToYou for all believing in us
@HeritageFundSCO @LottoGoodCauses
Year on year @FOHPC gets better and better for all those who visit

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Scotland's wonderful @FOHPC from Lanarkshire demonstrating how to do Crossed Finger Selfie Day.

Have your pics ready so you can say #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players on Tuesday 19 November -Crossed Finger Selfie Day.

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Hartwood’s stones may not be grand,
But here, the forgotten still make stand.
A resting place, both raw and true,
A quiet call for me, for you.

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Hartwood's Silent Rest

In Hartwood’s soil, the past lies deep,
Where paupers rest, and shadows sleep.
No stones to mark where they have lain,
But still they speak in wind and rain.

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The flowers bloom where hearts once bled,
As earth renews the lives once dead.
And though forgotten in their day,
They live in light that will not stray.