Author Archives: Jane Edwards

Has spring sprung?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jane Edwards

In early January snowdrops made an appearance in the cemetery and the hawthorn hedge still hadn’t dropped its leaves! The squirrels are dashing about and the birds are ignoring the berries in favour of worms in the still soft soil. … Continue reading →

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Final Litter Pick of 2011

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Jane Edwards

Our thanks to those members who joined us for our final litter pick of 2011. Despite the cold weather we managed to spend and hour and a half in various areas of the cemetery collecting mainly wind blown flower wrappings … Continue reading →

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Brandwood Christmas Cracker

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Jane Edwards

Several hundred local residents turned out to hear the choir of St Albans Primary school and welcome Santa in his sleigh to a Christmas community event. The event was organised by New Vision Community Team supported by FBEC, Friends of … Continue reading →

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Community Groups work together at local events

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Jane Edwards

The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery joined with members of other local community organisations to support an experimental night time event at Brandwood Pool. Close to 80 people joined a small community choir and musicians around Brandwood Pool which was … Continue reading →

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A day at the market!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jane Edwards

Members of FBEC Committee manned a stall at the recent monthly Kings Norton Farmers Market to promote much needed membership of The Friends.  Surrounded by scrumptious food of all descriptions it was great to meet people who were interested in Brandwood Cemetery … Continue reading →

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Grave search ends in Brandwood End

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jane Edwards

Brandwood End Cemetery made the news this week as the grand daughter of P J Evans searched the country for his grave…..and guess where she found it? Brandwood End Cemetery! The P J Evans name was well known to Brummies … Continue reading →

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Carver at work at Jasmin Fields!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jane Edwards

Carvings on an old tree at Jasmin Fields Nature Reserve taken from designs by children from St Albans School.

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Annual AGM

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jane Edwards

On April 14th we held our annual AGM which was attended by a number of our local members. After the formal meeting Jim Thomson,Director of Teleshore (UK Ltd), gave a short talk about memorial safety and he was accompanied by … Continue reading →

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Brandwood End Cemetery Tree Walk

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jane Edwards

Want to learn more about the cemetery’s environment?  Two of FBEC Committee members have created a ‘Tree Walk’ around the cemetery for your enjoyment. When the late Victorians created this urban cemetery for the spreading suburbs of Birmingham, it was to … Continue reading →

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Spring flowers in Brandwood End Cemetery

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jane Edwards

Early in 2009 we reported that one of our latest projects was to produce a new feature to the Cemetery by the planting of spring flowers along the main drive. We planted some 14,000 spring bulbs, in various locations along … Continue reading →

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