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 …
Heritage Forum Leaflet
The Friends are proud to have held a place on the City’s Heritage Forum for many years and below you will find a link to their leaflet which is produced annually. The Friends feature in the leaflet. It offers you lots of ideas of places of interest to visit. Flippable_BHF_2024
Signage for the Civilian Garden of Remembrance
Our thanks to Bereavement Service staff for helping us to make sure everyone knows where the Civilian Garden of Remembrance is located!
Volunteer Gardeners at work again !
This weekend a couple of our regular ‘Grave Gardeners’ dropped into the cemetery to clear another area of shrubbery. As you can see, access to graves has been restored. Well done Malcolm and Steven.
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 …
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 …
New committee members needed.
Do you follow our posts or support our events? Could we entice you to help us make decisions about what we tackle and when? If so, why not join our committee? We meet locally once a month to review existing projects and plan new ones but we need new committee members to move forward. E …
February 10th Grave Gardening Session
Volunteer Gardening Session to clear shrubbery on February 10th, 11am till 2pm. Drop in for an hour if you can spare time. We have the tools, just need the manpower. All abilities welcome.
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 …
Section Marker Reinstated
The Marker that was moved to a safe distance following a several trees falling in a recent storm has been reinstated.