Stories near your feet: Life, loss & legacy in Reading Old Cemetery
As you wander through the peaceful paths of Reading Old Cemetery, at Cemetery Junction, have you ever wondered about the lives of those buried there? From grand Victorian monuments to forgotten, unmarked graves, each plot holds a story, some well-known, others only recently uncovered.
The ROCuP (Reading Old Cemetery Undertaking Project) is a collaboration between the Institute of Education, University of Reading, the Reading Old Cemetery History, Heritage and Education group, and dedicated volunteers who have contributed their time and family histories. Together, they have pieced together aspects of the town’s rich social history, using the cemetery as a lens to explore themes of identity, memory, bereavement, and education.
Date
- Fri 20 Jun 2025
- Expired!
Time
Doors open at 2.15pm for meeting to start at 2.45pm- 14:15 - 16:30
Location
- The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU
Category
Organiser
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Bracknell Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
bracknell@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Prof Yota DimitriadiYota Dimitriadi is a Professor of Computing Education at the Institute of Education, University of Reading. Since 2016, she has been actively engaged in the field of death studies, focusing on raising awareness and fostering open discussions around grief support and bereavement training within educational settings. She has organised family and school-oriented events and workshops on this topic. Her work on developing gender-sensitive curricula to support grief awareness and death education has been featured in the Gearing Roles European project. She has been collaborating with the local charity Daisy’s Dream organising bereavement training opportunities for pre and in-service teachers. Since 2020, Yota has been leading a project on the social history of Reading Old Cemetery, combining her interest in education, heritage, and community engagement.