St Catherine’s Primary School Visit to JOC

The Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery were very pleased to welcome local children from Year 4 of St. Catherine’s Catholic Primary School, Greystoke Gardens, Jesmond. Their Teacher, Ms. Barnes, is helping the children to explore World War 1 as part of their current studies, and we were asked to help them examine how WW1 is remembered and commemorated today. Four of our lovely Friends, Gary, Gill, James and Pauline, took the children on a tour of Jesmond Old Cemetery, looking at a range of graves and monuments where men and women had lost their lives during WW1. The children were particularly interested in hearing about the stories behind each individual’s private life, as well as their military life. Lots of questions were asked – they were all very curious – and, hopefully, we were able to provide them with the right answers!!
The children were all very respectful of the environment and it was a great pleasure to help them with their studies.
If any other local Schools would like us to arrange educational visits to Jesmond Old Cemetery, then do feel free to contact us.