Comments for Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery http://fbec.org.uk Restoration, conservation and respectful enjoyment of Brandwood End Cemetery and Chapels Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Has spring sprung? by Marcelle Burnhope http://fbec.org.uk/2012/01/26/has-spring-sprung/#comment-683 Marcelle Burnhope Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:09:42 +0000 http://fbec.org.uk/?p=749#comment-683 Went for a walk a couple of days ago through the cemetery and noticed all the patches of snowdrops all over the cemetery, they really were lovely. Went for a walk a couple of days ago through the cemetery and noticed all the patches of snowdrops all over the cemetery, they really were lovely.

]]> Comment on Find a grave by Mark Harrington http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/trying-to-find-a-grave/#comment-682 Mark Harrington Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:41:03 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-682 Thanks Sarah, Look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Mark Thanks Sarah, Look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Mark

]]> Comment on The Cemetery by Sarah Courbet http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/#comment-681 Sarah Courbet Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:50:09 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-681 Hi Angela. I did talk to my friends on the Committee and in fact the cemetery has grown since it's inception. Does that help? Sarah Hi Angela. I did talk to my friends on the Committee and in fact the cemetery has grown since it’s inception. Does that help? Sarah

]]> Comment on Find a grave by Sarah Courbet http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/trying-to-find-a-grave/#comment-680 Sarah Courbet Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:49:16 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-680 Hi Mark, I am not aware that any headstones have been removed but let me ask my friends on the committee to see if they can shed any light for you. Sarah Hi Mark, I am not aware that any headstones have been removed but let me ask my friends on the committee to see if they can shed any light for you. Sarah

]]> Comment on Find a grave by Mark Harrington http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/trying-to-find-a-grave/#comment-679 Mark Harrington Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:02 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-679 Pleased to see that a friends organisation exists. I tried to visit my fathers grave in December, and the whole row of headstones looked to have disappeared. He is interred in the far bottom left end having passed away in October 1978, and is amongst other Catholics (Donald Francis Harrington). is it possible that some headstones have been removed because of the swampiness of the ground down there, and if so, when will they be replaced. Pleased to see that a friends organisation exists. I tried to visit my fathers grave in December, and the whole row of headstones looked to have disappeared. He is interred in the far bottom left end having passed away in October 1978, and is amongst other Catholics (Donald Francis Harrington). is it possible that some headstones have been removed because of the swampiness of the ground down there, and if so, when will they be replaced.

]]> Comment on The Cemetery by Sarah Courbet http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/#comment-566 Sarah Courbet Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:55:34 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-566 Hi Angela. I don't believe the Cemetery has 'shrunk' but it is not unknown for Cemeteries to sell off land. Let me ask the Committee to see if they know. If not I will refer your enquiry to Birmingham City Council Bereavements Department. Sarah Hi Angela. I don’t believe the Cemetery has ‘shrunk’ but it is not unknown for Cemeteries to sell off land. Let me ask the Committee to see if they know. If not I will refer your enquiry to Birmingham City Council Bereavements Department. Sarah

]]> Comment on The Cemetery by Angela Brittain http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/#comment-565 Angela Brittain Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:47:42 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-565 Hi there I have family whose house backs onto Brandwood End Cemetry, Kings Heath. Do you know if in the beginning when the cemetry was first opened in 1899 was its boundries bigger than what they are now. Meaning is the cemetry now smaller than when it was first opened? Any information you can give would be most appreciated . Thank you very much for any help. Angela Brittain Hi there
I have family whose house backs onto Brandwood End Cemetry, Kings Heath. Do you know if in the beginning when the cemetry was first opened in 1899 was its boundries bigger than what they are now. Meaning is the cemetry now smaller than when it was first opened? Any information you can give would be most appreciated .
Thank you very much for any help.
Angela Brittain

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Sarah Courbet http://fbec.org.uk/contact-us/#comment-503 Sarah Courbet Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:46:01 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-503 Hi Annie. I am sorry to hear that your grave has been interfered with. Having taken part in several litter picks I do wonder if the wind could be the culprit? It really does blow a gale around the Cemetery and we find flowers, ribbons, cards, pots in hedges and also blown right away from the graves. We do our best to locate the grave the items are from but if we can't they do go into the bin to keep the Cemetery tidy I'm afraid. If you don't think it could be the wind you really need to contact Birmingham City Council, the owners of Brandwood Cemetery, about the missing items and you can find their details <a href="http://fbec.org.uk/about-the-cemetery/want-to-contact-the-cemetery-owners/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. We would really appreciate your support in gaining CCTV coverage for the Cemetery. The Friends do what they can to keep the Cemetery tidy and welcoming - activities such as litter picks, memorial garden restoration and remembrance sunday services but we are all volunteers and our time and funds are limited. If you could find it in you to support our efforts you can join the Friends <a href="http://fbec.org.uk/about/become-a-friend/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Thank you for getting in touch Annie. Let us know and keep us in touch with any progress or thoughts. Hi Annie. I am sorry to hear that your grave has been interfered with. Having taken part in several litter picks I do wonder if the wind could be the culprit? It really does blow a gale around the Cemetery and we find flowers, ribbons, cards, pots in hedges and also blown right away from the graves. We do our best to locate the grave the items are from but if we can’t they do go into the bin to keep the Cemetery tidy I’m afraid.

If you don’t think it could be the wind you really need to contact Birmingham City Council, the owners of Brandwood Cemetery, about the missing items and you can find their details here. We would really appreciate your support in gaining CCTV coverage for the Cemetery. The Friends do what they can to keep the Cemetery tidy and welcoming – activities such as litter picks, memorial garden restoration and remembrance sunday services but we are all volunteers and our time and funds are limited. If you could find it in you to support our efforts you can join the Friends here.

Thank you for getting in touch Annie. Let us know and keep us in touch with any progress or thoughts.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by annie o'keeffe http://fbec.org.uk/contact-us/#comment-500 annie o'keeffe Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:24:19 +0000 http://friendsofbec.podnosh.com/#comment-500 i have two graves that i attend to every week one in the middle of the cemetry the other at the bottom and both are getting robbed statues flowers cards everything i want to know how do i go about getting cctv in the cemetry as it's not good enough kingsnorton is secure and looks lovely just because brandwood is a old cemetry the council need to sort something out instead of wanting more money off people saying the headstones are not safe have they looked at the buildings and roads in there rant over i have two graves that i attend to every week one in the middle of the cemetry the other at the bottom and both are getting robbed statues flowers cards everything i want to know how do i go about getting cctv in the cemetry as it’s not good enough kingsnorton is secure and looks lovely just because brandwood is a old cemetry the council need to sort something out instead of wanting more money off people saying the headstones are not safe have they looked at the buildings and roads in there rant over

]]> Comment on Remembrance Day – 13th November 2011 by Sarah C http://fbec.org.uk/2011/11/08/remembrance-day/#comment-380 Sarah C Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:14:44 +0000 http://fbec.org.uk/?p=687#comment-380 It was a lovely short service with the sun reaching through the trees. There were quite a few of us commemorating the fallen, and remembering those still in conflict. Thank you to all those that contributed and took part. God bless. It was a lovely short service with the sun reaching through the trees. There were quite a few of us commemorating the fallen, and remembering those still in conflict. Thank you to all those that contributed and took part. God bless.

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