The ground staff at Brandwood End Cemetery are constantly being asked to help people find graves – much as they would like to help they really can’t. They don’t have the information. Since the Lodge was flooded some months ago the office for Brandwood End Cemetery has moved to Kings Norton. But here is some information which may help >>
Or if you want to contact the Office there details can be found here >>
Carvings on an old tree at Jasmin Fields Nature Reserve taken from designs by children from St Albans School.
On April 14th we held our annual AGM which was attended by a number of our local members. After the formal meeting Jim Thomson,Director of Teleshore (UK Ltd), gave a short talk about memorial safety and he was accompanied by Richard Smith of Memsafe.
The Elected Officers for the coming year are:
Chairman: Anne Courbet
Vice Chairman: Barrie Simpson
Treasurer: Julian Pritchard
Secretary: Jane Edwards
A copy of our annual report will follow soon. Why not subscribe to this page to get automatic updates?
The Committee of the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery are proposing to organise the restoration of certain headstones.
You are invited to the AGM of the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery which is to be held on Thursday 14th April 2011 from 7.30 to 9.00pm at St Bede’s Church, Doversley Road, Kings Heath. Light refreshments will be available.
Following the formal meeting Jim Thomson, Director of Teleshore (UK) Ltd will give a short talk about memorial safety and he will be accompanied by Richard Smith of Memsafe.
All are welcome but please note only members are eligible to vote.
And if you haven’t paid your annual subscription we would be happy to take this on the evening.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Heritage Lottery Fund is giving YOU the chance to influence how they spend their money in the next few years. Can you PLEASE take a few minutes to fill in their consultatation questionnaire and help out Brandwood End Cemetery?
SHAPING THE FUTURE – CONSULTATION ON THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2013-2019
From Carol Souter. Chief Executive: We are delighted to announce the launch of our public consultation on the future of Lottery funding for heritage from 2013-2019. The consultation is open until 26 April 2011 and you can give us your views online at their online public survey.
The Government’s announcement of an increase in our share of Lottery good causes income from 16.7% to 20% by 2012-2013, amounting to around £50 million extra money a year, was an extremely welcome boost for the UK’s heritage. From 2013 to 2019 we will have an annual awards budget of around £300 million.
At the same time, reductions in central Government and local authority spending mean there will be significantly less public investment in heritage across the UK during the next four years.
This consultation therefore comes at a time of continued turbulence and change for many of our customers and partners. Your views are important to us and will help us decide how we can best respond.
We have set out our proposals on a range of issues, based on analysis of the emerging funding environment for heritage in the next few years, research and evaluation of the impact of our funding, and discussions with many other organisations, partners and funders. This is your opportunity to tell us:
Please register and respond at http://www.hlf.org.uk/consultation2011
by 26 April. We will report back on what you have told us later on this year and expect to publish our strategic framework for 2013-2019 in spring 2012.
We look forward to hearing from you. A BIG thank you from Heritage Lottery Fund and from the Friends!
The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery are happy to support the Federation’s 2011 AGM which will be held at Ford Park Cemetery Ford Park Road, Plymouth, PL4 6NT on Saturday 11th June. All events will take place at the Cemetery and there is ample on site car parking. They can seat and cater for around 60 delegates. There is disabled access to the Chapel (for the meeting) and the Visitor Centre (for lunch/tea). Disabled parking can be reserved if they have advance notice.
For information on the venue, the agenda, the content and how to get there please visit the Federation’s pages at: http://cemeteryfriends.org.uk/
Volunteers from Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery braved the winds last weekend to carry out the bi-monthly litter pick. Due to the high winds many artificial flower arrangements, cards and items had been blown into hedgerows. The volunteers did put many of these back but they may be on the wrong grave. So if you are wondering where your flowers have gone this may be the reason.
Please be considerate of the environment when leaving flowers for loved ones. Artificial flowers, wrappings and cards often get blown away and because they are not biodegradable they become litter. Please use natural arrangements where possible.
Anyone with an interest in their local community is welcome to attend the Friends of Jasmin Fields AGM. It is being held at The Space, 214 Sunderton Road, Kings Heath, starting at 6.30pm.
All welcome!
Join the Rangers and friends for a community litter pick on 20th February at 10.30. Meet at Bayston Road and wear suitable outdoor clothing.
Come and make new friends and tidy the environment at the same time!