Sunday 19th July from 12 noon – Crossbones Graveyard and Garden of Remembrance
Over the last decade this has become an important annual event in the Crossbones calendar. The ‘Act of Regret, Remembrance, Restoration’ in which the church repents its own failure to protect the women of Crossbones and pledges to do better, is conducted by The Dean of Southwark on a Sunday close to St Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day.
The procession from Southwark Cathedral arrives at the graveyard around 12.45. The Service takes place around 1pm and is followed by Bardic Offerings by poets, musicians and other creatives from among the Friends of Crossbones. It’s free (donations welcome) but places are restricted. Please click on the link to register for yours!
Friends of Crossbones invite you to Crossbones Graveyard for: Blessings & Bards
The Clergy of Southwark Cathedral process to Crossbones Graveyard to perform their annual Act of Regret, Remembrance and Restoration. Honouring the Winchester Geese and blessing the estimated 15,000 men, women and children buried here.
The Blessings are followed by The Bards – performances of songs, music and poetry led by George Hoyle. Audience members are invited to offer a performance to honour the garden’s outcast dead, all are welcome to participate.
Event timings:
12.30pm: Clergy leave Southwark Cathedral
12.45pm: Arrival at Crossbones Graveyard
1-2pm: Act of Regret
2-4pm: The Bards
4.30pm: Crossbones Graveyard closes
