Category: Events

Come and join our Grave Gardening crew.

This Sunday 3rd August 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 fit in the fresh air and enjoy company, as well as helping to keep this 53 acre site as tidy as manpower allows. (Under 16’s  must be accompanied by an adult)

We have the tools but rely on volunteer labour. Please bring your own kneeler and/or gloves. We do have some gloves available.

Civilian Garden Hedge

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 be patient and early September it will receive a hard cut back.

Thank you for your patience.

Brandwood Buzz

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 are all happening in the Brandwood area, including the cemetery. Why not pop along to any of them to enjoy Brandwood. Together we are ‘Brandwood Buzz’

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

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 afraid it was mostly back. Ivy is persistent !

Despite the heat we did manage to find a shady spot and 5 hours later it looked very different.  Thank you to all the staff and we hope to see many of you returning in the future.

Watch this space as there are lots of photos and we will be installing a link to the album.

Grave Gardeners in National Cemeteries Week

The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery celebrate the cemetery all year round as a calm and peaceful place to visit but this week is a special week to ask everyone to remember their local cemetery and maybe pay a visit as part of NATIONAL CEMETERIES WEEK.  Cemeteries may be well kept or they may be neglected. Nationally many  will have Friends groups, some will not. Wherever they are they will be especially celebrated this week and so will all the paid and volunteer staff that work within them. 

This Sunday, the 8th June, our Grave Gardeners will be meeting by the Lodge at 11am to continue their work in Brandwood End. They meet every month and, along with corporate groups, they strive to keep Brandwood looking loved and cared for. It’s a 53 acre site so progress is sometimes slow and not evident but we assure you we are all working hard to make this space welcoming.

Big Brandwood Bash.

Join the Friends of Dawberry Fields Park for a great fun day where all the local community groups will come together. The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery are members of Brandwood Buzz which encourages people to visit events, sites, shops, businesses, open spaces in the Brandwood area and volunteer in the area as well. Brandwood has so much to offer . FBEC will be at this event to answer your questions and spread the word about our beautiful cemetery which offers so much peace and quiet to help restore mind and body.

 

Quarterly Litter Pick

This Sunday the 1st June we will have our early Summer LITTER PICK. Meet by the Lodge at 10am. We will be on site till 11.30am but how long you stay is up to you. Why not come along and enjoy a peaceful walk in this amazing green peaceful space.?

We provide the bags and pickers but suggest you may want to bring your own gloves.

Stout footwear and suitable outer clothing is advisable and children are welcome but under 16’s will need to be accompanied by an adult.