Tag Archives: Civilian Garden

We REALLY do need your help please

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Sarah Courbet

There is a large amount of weeding and edging that needs doing to restore the Civilian Garden to it’s normal impressive setting. To undertake this work The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery will be holding a ‘Gardening Work Day’ in the … Continue reading →

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Civilian Garden of Remembrance looking lush after the recent rain.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jane Edwards

The Civilian Garden is looking particularly fine at the moment with all the recent rain and the efforts of the Friends to keep it tidy.  We are also delighted that the recently planted hawthorn hedge is thriving. If you have … Continue reading →

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The Community comes together at Brandwood End Cemetery

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Sarah Courbet

The sun shone in Brandwood End Cemetery as children from St Alban’s RC Primary school set about the daunting task of planting 250 hawthorn bushes to replace a failing beech hedge surrounding The Civilian Garden of Remembrance. The preparation work had … Continue reading →

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Litter Picks – Keeping our Cemetery Tidy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by friendsofbec

We are definitely on top of the litter and we are making a difference to the general appearance of the cemetery so please keep try to assist us. Tweet

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War Graves Project – Why do we do this?

Posted on November 25, 2009 by baz

We are often asked why we spend time walking the rows of graves in the Cemetery.  One of our first projects was to place a Poppy Cross, each November, on all the war graves within the cemetery to mark Remembrance Day.  A simple … Continue reading →

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