AS part of a scheme to refurbish the Grade II listed chapels in Lye and Wollescote Cemetery a new friends group is being set up.

Project community facilitator, Carolyn Healy, is setting up the new Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery group which will support the management of the Victorian cemetery off Cemetery Road, Lye.

The group, once up and running, will get involved in a variety of different roles from clearing ivy and weeds off graves, to leading tours around the cemetery, and raising funds to restore notable memorials.

West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust is heading up the refurbishment of the derelict old chapels which will safeguard their future for generations.

Anyone wishing to find out more about the scheme or interested in joining the new Friends group can contact Carolyn Healy on 07805 489296 or email Carolyn@redkitenetwork.co.uk