Events
From litter picks and planting trees, to helping hedgehogs and recording memorials, our events are always fun, friendly and suitable for most ages! We also have a number of measured walks you can follow in various areas of the cemetery.
Become a Friend!
Friends of Brandwood Cemetery is run purely by unpaid volunteers and we welcome your help! Whether you have family laid to rest here, you are a concerned local resident or are interested in conservation, we need you!
About the Cemetery
On 13 April 1899 George Tallis, Chairman of the Cemetery Committee, opened Brandwood End Cemetery.
Latest News
Air raid November 11th 1940
November 21, 2025Today, 19th November 1940 was an awful day for many civilians in Birmingham as there was a devastating WW2 bombing raid. During a recent project, to discover those often in unmarked graves, the Friends have added close to 50 names and grave sites to their Poppy Placing project. Many of… Read more
Carols with St Albans R C Primary School Choir
November 21, 2025We are so pleased to be welcoming St Albans pupils back again to the cemetery for a short burst of Christmas Carols. This will be their 3rd visit and we hope this tradition continues for years to come! Please come and support the choir on December 10th at 2pm in… Read more
Deutsche Bank staff power through shrubbery to uncover graves.
November 11, 2025Twelve Deutsche Bank staff and four FBEC volunteers worked all day to clear several large areas of established self set trees and shrubs on one of the sections in the cemetery. It’s a slow process but we are making headway in the cemetery. It is a little like the Forth… Read more
Armistice Day
November 11, 2025Deutsche Bank volunteers join FBEC members in a 2 minutes silence at the Cross of Sacrifice today before continuing with their grave clearance task. Read more
Even larger Remembrance attendance this year.
November 11, 2025The rain stayed away but the public came. Over 180 members of the public and representatives of the City Council, West Midlands Police, the Heritage Fire Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, 202 (multirole) Regiment and many other organisations laid wreaths at the Cross of the Sacrifice on the main drive. … Read more
Grave Gardeners Session
November 6, 2025Reminder to our lovely team of gardeners. the next Grave Gardening Session is this Saturday the 8th November .Meet at the lodge at 11am. Why not join us for some chat and a workout? Read more