​​In July 2026 the Friends of St Helens Cemetery were awarded the prestigious Green Flag Community Award - Third year of achieving this award for the Memorial Gardens within St Helens Cemetery
Green Flag Community Award 2026 'The Memorial Gardens within St.Helens Cemetery & Crematorium' The Friends of St Helens Cemetery is once again raising its prestigious Green Flag Community Award.
The Friends of St Helens Cemetery have been awarded the much coveted Green Flag Community Award, which recognises quality sites managed by voluntary and community groups, for “The Memorial Gardens within St Helens Cemetery and Crematorium”. These sites are officially recognised as one of the country’s best maintained and managed green space areas by community volunteers.Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Community Award Scheme sity, landscape and heritage with creativity, innovation and genuine community involvement are recognised.
Arfmed Forces Veterans Garden
PITY 11 Memorial Garden
Follow our permanent Heritage Trail
The map is available below, on the large information board at Rainford Road entrance & Hard Lane entrance or
from the Crematorium Office during
office hours.
See News/Event page for all events in 2026
The Friends of St. Helens Cemetery held its first meeting in January 2006 as a result of St. Helens Council inviting local people to become involved and take an interest in the heritage, planning, and day to day issues concerning the Cemeteries and Crematorium.
St. Helens Council continues to support The Friends and are active members of the committee and sub-committee meetings.
The group initially met every 12 weeks to discuss a wide range of issues concerning the cemeteries and crematorium. During this time the group mainly focused on preserving and maintaining the heritage, overall appearance of the cemetery grounds and lobbied for changes and improvements in areas of car parking, use of cars in the cemeteries, dog fouling, damage and theft to graves and items left on them.
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The Friends of St. Helens Cemetery are a vibrant and active group who will continue to develop their programme of events, strive to maintain and protect the heritage, environment and grounds of the cemeteries, and plan new initiatives which will enhance the cemeteries for the local community and visitors.
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Member of National Federation of Cemetery Friends
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If you wish to support the Friends group contact us via our email address friendsofsthelenscemetery@gmail.com for further details
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We rely on donations to help us with events and other projects in the cemeteries. Any donation is always gratefully received.
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CONTACT DETAILS:
friendsofsthelenscemetery@gmail.com
Facebook: Friends of St Helens Cemetery
X : FOSCG
