Churches, parish councils and community grounds in Horsham

Churchyard grass cutting in Horsham

Careful mowing and grounds care for Horsham churchyards, cemeteries and community green spaces.

Churchyard grass cutting in Horsham is slow, careful work. St Mary’s, the town’s oldest building, stands at the end of the Causeway close to the River Arun, and in 2022 the council brought St Mary’s Cemetery on Denne Road, with its Victorian lodge, into the town centre conservation area. Roffey has All Saints’ on Crawley Road, built in 1878. Old stones, uneven ground and wildlife all deserve respect.

We mow around headstones without chipping them, keep paths clear for services and visitors, and leave wilder areas long if that’s what the church or parish wants. We’re happy to work to an existing specification and cutting regime, including a late-summer cut on wildflower patches.

Churchyard maintenance around old stones

Old churchyards are uneven. Graves sink, kerbs tilt and headstones lean, and a big mower would scuff the lot. We use smaller machines between rows and strim by hand close to the stones. On Horsham’s slow-draining ground, a churchyard near the river can stay soft for a long time after rain, so we choose our days carefully. We plan around services, weddings and funerals, and we always check the diary with the churchwarden or parish office first.

Churchyard grass cutting in Horsham, and parish green spaces too

Horsham’s green spaces are looked after by several bodies. North Horsham Parish Council covers Roffey, Holbrook and Littlehaven, and the Denne Neighbourhood Council has worked with the district council on the Garden of Remembrance by St Mary’s. If you look after verges, greens or open spaces, we can quote against your parish council grass cutting contract, with a fixed annual price and a written schedule. We can provide insurance certificates for the parish file on request.

Churches and councils in Horsham: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

Can you leave some of the churchyard long for wildflowers?

Yes. Plenty of churchyards keep areas for wildflowers and insects, mown once in late summer with the cuttings removed. We’ll mow paths through so visitors can still reach the graves.

Do you take away the grass cuttings?

Yes, always. Clippings left in a churchyard look untidy, and in wildflower areas they feed the soil and favour coarse grass over flowers. Everything goes with us.

How do you price churchyard work?

On the area, how often it’s cut, how much strimming there is round the stones and whether there are wildflower areas. We’ll walk it with the churchwarden and give an itemised, fixed annual price. If you already have a specification, we’ll price against that instead.