{"id":184,"date":"2024-10-21T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T12:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-stephens\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2024-10-21T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:01:01","slug":"churchyard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-stephens\/churchyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Churchyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Churchyard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our churchyard is a beautiful and peaceful place in which to remember your loved ones or simply to relax and enjoy a warm summer&#8217;s day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bAmongst the graves you will find some of the founder families of our church, including the Tew family. \u00a0 Learn more about them on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ststephenseasthardwick.org.uk\/history\">History<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our churchyard is looked after by a small group of volunteers. &nbsp;Please help them by taking home any litter or dead flowers when you visit your family plot. &nbsp;Regretfully, artificial flowers are no longer allowed in the churchyard.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/cafe2a_0f0b6261040a45eb8524d0878179cbd0~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_329,h_243,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/Bench%20in%20churchyard.jpg\" alt=\"Bench in churchyard.jpg\" style=\"width:354px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/cafe2a_e9518bbaeb6f4964807c969aefe87972~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_268,h_325,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/tew%20grave.jpg\" alt=\"tew grave.jpg\" style=\"width:289px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grave of Thomas William Tew, founder of St Stephen&#8217;s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Churchyard regulations are standardised across the Diocese and these regulations determine, for example, the type of memorials which are allowed. &nbsp; Full details of the churchyard regulations can be found&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ststephenseasthardwick.org.uk\/churchyard-regulations\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Churchyard Our churchyard is a beautiful and peaceful place in which to remember your loved ones or simply to relax and enjoy a warm summer&#8217;s day. &nbsp; \u200bAmongst the graves you will find some of the founder families of our church, including the Tew family. \u00a0 Learn more about them on the\u00a0History\u00a0page. 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