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
Hartwood, Scotland
Joined June 2022
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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! 🌍✨
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
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: shorturl.at/iHM3X
Every £1 helps.
#CWGC #ForgottenNoMore
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
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.
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.
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
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 🎉
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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Thank you for sharing your crossed finger selfie!😁👏#ThanksToYou
#ThanksToYou for all believing in us
@HeritageFundSCO @LottoGoodCauses
Year on year @FOHPC gets better and better for all those who visit
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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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.
It’s a week to go until Crossed Finger Selfie Day! 🤞 We're looking forward to shining a spotlight on some of the magnificent heritage projects we support. Join the online heritage conversation – last year we got #ThanksToYou trending on the day and reached millions of people!
ALT Hartwood Paupers Cemetery - Crossed Finger Selfie.
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.
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.
Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery retweeted
It’s a week to go until Crossed Finger Selfie Day! 🤞 We're looking forward to shining a spotlight on some of the magnificent heritage projects we support. Join the online heritage conversation – last year we got #ThanksToYou trending on the day and reached millions of people!
ALT Hartwood Paupers Cemetery - Crossed Finger Selfie.
