Author: Jane Edwards

Heritage Forum at the Lock up!

Two of our committee attended the Heritage Forum meeting this week which was held at the ‘Lock Up’ Police Museum in Steelhouse Lane. The museum is open to the public and we’ll worth a visit. The Forum collects together like minded groups many of whom are volunteer based. It offers a chance to share best practice and work together on projects at historic sites in the City.

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New Tree Walk leaflet launched.

The Friends are so pleased to get the support of our local Tree Officer, Steve Flood, for our new TREE WALK LEAFLET…… even if he then got distracted looking at the trees!

We really value his input and the fact that he keeps us in the loop when tree work is due. You will find the leaflet boxes attached to both our notice boards at the two entrances.

As the leaves make an appearance we will be organising a Tree Walk led by one of our tree loving supporters.

Deutsche Bank brave the rain.

The start of today’s gardening session with Deutsche Bank was wet and windy but as they worked the rain stopped. So much was achieved in a morning and many more graves emerged from the shrubbery. Well done the Deutsche Dozen! Follow our link to an album if today’s activities https://photos.app.goo.gl/6fdkDUEpLAhvwP7R9

We hope we can welcome them again to carry on this important clearance work. We’ll done to everyone involved including our volunteers who worked alongside them.

 

 

Victims Remembered.

Many of our followers will be familiar with the Civilian Garden of Remembrance in Brandwood End but not so many of you will realise that this is the final resting place of close to sixty civilians who lost their lives during local bombing raids in 1940/41.

The names of those buried here are listed in a book of Remembrance held at King’s Norton but not recorded anywhere in the cemetery.

The Friends gave been working with a local Stonemason to create a Memorial in the Civilian Garden listing their names.

We hope by this summer we will have raised the funds and the memorial will be installed. Please watch our site for further information.