Restoration, conservation and respectful enjoyment of Brandwood End Cemetery and Chapels

We are a charity here to promote for the benefit of the local community and others, the restoration, conservation and respectful enjoyment of Brandwood End Cemetery and Chapels. That includes the monuments, buildings, records, green spaces, adjacent pool and allotments and overall environment.

 

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.

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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!

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About the Cemetery

On 13 April 1899 George Tallis, Chairman of the Cemetery Committee, opened Brandwood End Cemetery.

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Can you spare a couple of hours?

Litter picks are a great way to get some fresh air!

Latest News

Come and join our Grave Gardening crew.

July 4, 2025

This Saturday the 5th July we will have a gardening session in the cemetery helping to clear graves and low level shrubbery. We meet at the Lodge on the main drive at 11am and work till 1pm (or for as long as you want.) Its a great chance to keep… Read more

Civilian Garden Hedge

July 4, 2025

Can we just remind followers and visitors to the cemetery that you may notice that the hedge surrounding the Civilian Garden looks ‘wild’ at this time of year. Under DEFRA regulations we are not allowed to cut it as it harbours small nesting birds at this time of year. Please… Read more

Brandwood Buzz

June 26, 2025

The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery have joined with a number of local voluntary groups and businesses to work together to promote the Brandwood area as a whole. This includes promoting and supporting each others events and encouraging people to shop local and visit local attractions. The events listed below… Read more

Thank you to those that came to chat!

June 26, 2025

It was a really busy event at Dawberry Fields with dancers, singers, food stalls and lots of local visitors. Many of them have family buried in Brandwood End Cemetery and came to chat to us. We enjoyed meeting them all and thank them for their offers of help.                                Read more

Dawberry Fields Festival 2025

June 20, 2025

The Friends will be at Dawberry Fields Park for their festival event this Saturday the 21st June. Why not come along and see what we have been doing in the cemetery lately? We will be there from 12 noon till 4pm. Read more

Mad dogs and Deutsche Bank Staff go out in the midday sun!!

June 20, 2025

It certainly was hot, hot, hot when a team of Deutsche Bank staff came into Brandwood End Cemetery to help us clear shrubbery from headstones and tidy up the front of Section 10……again! Some of this area was cleared about 6 years ago by 202 Army Reserves but I am… Read more