This weekend a couple of our regular ‘Grave Gardeners’ dropped into the cemetery to clear another area of shrubbery. As you can see, access to graves has been restored. Well done Malcolm and Steven.
Category: Events
February 10th Grave Gardening Session
Volunteer Gardening Session to clear shrubbery on February 10th, 11am till 2pm. Drop in for an hour if you can spare time. We have the tools, just need the manpower. All abilities welcome.
Victims Remembered.
Many of our followers will be familiar with the Civilian Garden of Remembrance in Brandwood End but not so many of you will realise that this is the final resting place of close to sixty civilians who lost their lives during local bombing raids in 1940/41.
The names of those buried here are listed in a book of Remembrance held at King’s Norton but not recorded anywhere in the cemetery.
The Friends gave been working with a local Stonemason to create a Memorial in the Civilian Garden listing their names.
We hope by this summer we will have raised the funds and the memorial will be installed. Please watch our site for further information.
Volunteers keeping sites going.
Birmingham Open Spaces Forum, who collate the hours and tasks undertaken by Birmingham’s volunteers, have published their annual summary of work undertaken.
Last gardening work party of 2023
The Friends have had half a dozen work parties in the cemetery but todays was the final one of 2023. As usual our aim was to remove as many self set Holly saplings from graves as possible. Many of the ‘saplings’ had now grown to cover several graves and hampered families in their genealogy searches or in many cases prevented the tending of these graves.
Today we managed to uncover several graves and one was particularly interesting. Watch this site for more information. To our surprise over a dozen people turned up to help. Some stayed all of the session, some stayed an hour or so. All worked really hard to uncover graves.
A story from this stone? Eleven full bags awaiting collection.
Two of our volunteers have been concentrating on the Civilian Garden of Remembrance and beds have been tidied and under hedges cleared. An amazing impact created by Sue and Ray.
Without our volunteers we would not be able to complete all the projects that we do- so can we give them all a huge thank you and wish everyone a Peaceful and Merry Christmas, as we all settle down for some family and personal time.
Gardening Event Saturday 16th
Carols with St Albans R C Primary pupils
SNOW….. and our Litter Pick.
A scattering of snow means slippy sliding foot issues! With this in mind we do not expect to see many of you. We will be there for a shorter period from 10 till 11am, as we have other things to check, but expect to see most of you at our Gardening Event on December 16th or at our next Spring Litter Pick. MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL, AND THANKS FOR YOU HELP AT ALL OUR LITTER PICK.
Hedgehogs become independent.
Our newly introduced Hedgehogs have had waitress service daily , but now they are on their own. I doubt any of you will see one of them as they only emerge at night. If you do spot one, let us or Array4hogs know.
DECEMBER 3RD LITTER PICK
Final reminder for Sunday 3rd December LITTER PICK. 10AM-11.30AM.Meet at the Lodge. We have the bags and pickers, just need the manpower. Wrap up warm, Christmas hats welcomed, and suitable stout footwear. Last litter pick of 2023.