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Poppy Placing Project begins.
October 14, 2024Those of you that follow our Facebook page or web site will know that each year in the run up to Remembrance Sunday you may see some of our nine pairs of ‘Poppy Cross Placers’. We have nine pairs of volunteers that form part of our Poppy Cross Crew. Each… Read more
Grave Gardeners plough ahead with more clearance.
October 14, 2024You may think we seem to be doing a lot of ‘grave clearance’, and we are ! We have a very short window Between September and the end of March to remove any large areas of Holly or Ivy as during nesting season DEFRA have regulations regarding disturbing nesting. This… Read more
Deutsche Bank visit again to help clear shrubbery
October 14, 2024Staff from Deutsche Bank turned out again on the 9th to help clear a huge coppice of Holly and Ivy that had overtaken a number of graves making it impossible for family to locate or visit. The photograph below shows the effort it takes to clear Ivy once it has… Read more
Nat West Staff battle the rain.
September 30, 2024Last week we had to cancel the visit from Nat West Staff to help clear graves. As you all may remember, we were suffering from heavy rain and storm conditions -so we were concerned when it appeared things were going the same way with their replacement visit today! We needn’t… Read more
Open event in Civilian Garden
September 30, 2024September was an unusually busy month for FBEC with the inclusion of two ‘main’ events for us. We have featured the unveiling of our new Memorial stone but we also had an Open Event for Heritage and were able to tell visitors the stories behind the names on the Memorial.… Read more