Events
From litter picks and planting trees, to helping hedgehogs and recording memorials, our events are always fun, friendly and suitable for most ages!
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
Last Grave Gardeners Session of 2024
December 9, 2024SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER. MEET OPPPOSITE THE LODGE AT 11AM. As you can imagine we will have to confirm this literally on Friday (So watch this feed in case we have to cancel) as things in the Cemetery are not as they usually are BUT there are many areas of the… Read more
Christmas is a’coming.
December 9, 2024So pleased to welcome our beautiful Winter snowflakes back to the Lodge railings, just in time for Christmas. Our thanks again to Valerie for all the effort these take. We can reassure her that they make visitors smile- and they need something to smile about at this time of storm… Read more
Trees down in recent storm.
December 9, 2024Many of you will already know that there were many trees brought down in the recent storm. The cemetery didn’t escape unscathed and we think this is the worst time the trees have had- at least in the last 20 years. We fear we have lost at least 10 very… Read more
Law Commission Consultation on Burial and Cremation.
December 4, 2024This is a Consultation ending on January 9th 2025 that may interest many of our followers concerning the possible changes to Burial and Cremation practices. You can access it via the link below. Law Commission consultation on burial and cremation – Ministry of Justice – Citizen Space Read more
Carols in the Cemetery
December 3, 2024How lucky are we ? The sun shone and the rain stayed away for the visit of the choir from St Albans R C Primary School who walked up to the cemetery to sing a mix of traditional and modern carols interspersed with interludes of Wham and Shakin’ Stevens songs!… Read more
Land Mine in Hollywood in 1940
December 3, 2024We posted the query below on our facebook site and we have had such an interesting selection of replies that we have decided to reproduce them here to thank everyone and also so the enquirer can see them, as not everyone uses Facebook. Followers never disappoint us and we knew… Read more