When an order was received for delivery to co-ordinates 50°02'45.30" North 1°21'54.41" East Rolawn knew it was for somewhere out of the ordinary and they were right. The order was from the France area Commonwealth War Graves Commission for delivery to Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, just outside Dieppe.

Keith Lakey, Horticultural Manager at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission commented “The cemetery is currently being completely renovated over 2 years, all the headstones and supporting beams are being replaced and the Commission’s gardeners are reinstating the horticulture afterwards. The first phase of headstone replacement is now complete; phase 2 will take place this autumn. We selected Medallion turf as we know the quality and service from Rolawn supports the commissions’ stringent standards. The final phase will be circa 3000m2 which will be done next spring.”

Jonathan Hill, Sales & Marketing Director at Rolawn commented “We are very proud of our association with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and thanks to our unique patented Profresh® system, which extends turf shelf life, we can confidently export turf that will arrive in excellent ‘as harvested’ condition”.

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Photograph - Rolawn turf at Mont Huon Military Cemetery

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. They care for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 150 countries. Their values and aims, laid out in 1917, are as relevant now as they were almost 100 years ago.

The Mount Huon MC site is maintained by the Dieppe mobile group which is one of 36 such groups in France. Mont Huon MC is one of nearly 900 constructed sites in France Area. There are 320 full time gardeners in France Area. www.cwgc.org