The weather is usually good, that mix of still sunny days a hint of the coolness to come and those autumnal colours as green gives way to golden browns.
All of which is a lead in to another of those events staged by the Friends of Southern Cemetery which is part of Heritage Open Week.*
Now I know there are plenty of historic places open all the year round but the focus during this week is to get you to actually go and visit places that have a story to tell.
Many of them are only open during this week and others have special events sitting alongside the usual attractions.
Over the years I have been pulled into buildings which I would never normally go to including a 17th century mansion in Eltham, Victoria Baths in Rusholme and a delightful Tudor garden.
This Saturday it will be Southern Cemetery where there will be a host of things to do ranging from a tour of some famous graves, a look at the wildlife and a tree walk.
And sitting separately from the events put on by the Friends is an exhibition of Great War memorabilia in the Remembrance Hall from the collection of David Harrop.
Tony O’Mahony one of the Friends is keen to point that "times may run a little late, make sure you have appropriate footwear and clothing and that all events will start at the main gates on Barlow Moor Road Entrance."
The full programme consists of
Famous Graves Tours by Emma Fox
Tree Walks with Peter McKessy at 11.30 and again at 2.30
Wildlife Walks by Tony O’Mahony at 11.00 and again at 2.00.
Down in Southern Cemetery, Saturday September 13, 2014
Pictures; of Southern Cemetery in 2013 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
* Heritage Open Week, http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
** Friends of southern Cemetery, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Southern-Cemetery/104042376342221
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