We also visited the church last week on returning to Bristol after visiting relatives in Lydbrook and were very pleased to see that brambles which had covered a relatives grave (emanating from the grave behind)had now been killed off. This may possibly be due to a remark I had made to the churchwarden some time ago when we were trying to cut the brambles back so we could take photos of the grave. On the whole it is very well kept up although on this occasion the grass needed cutting but I appreciate there is not always someone around to do this. As regards the church itself, I said to my husband how cosy the inside of the church felt, almost like walking into someone's sitting room! We have visited the church on many occasions for family weddings and looking for graves and, no doubt, will continue to do so. On this occasion I spotted a grave I had not noticed before - probably because having more or less completed the family history, I recognised the married surname. Who knows, there may be more to find.

Sheila