Category: Remembrance

Seasons Greetings to all our supporters

The Friends and the cemetery  have had a wonderful year with many more volunteers than in previous years, mainly working on our special 20th Anniversary Grave Revealing and Recording Project. Nearly every month in 2025 our volunteers contributed in excess of 120 hours between them, which is the equivalent to 3 full time additional ground staff. 

The photographs below show just a few of the volunteers (community  and corporate groups) that have pitched in to clear shrubs, take photographs, create data bases, litter pick, marshall events, lead walks, plant trees, liaise with schools, apply for grants, research, honour the fallen and generally keep the community involved and informed.

We can’t forget Bereavements Service staff both on the ground and in Kings Norton office. Without their co operation we would not be able to achieve as much as  we do.

Seasons Greetings to you all and let’s hope that 2026 is as productive as 2025 has been.

Even larger Remembrance attendance this year.

The rain stayed away but the public came. Over 180 members of the public and representatives of the City Council, West Midlands Police, the Heritage Fire Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, 202 (multirole) Regiment and many other organisations laid wreaths at the Cross of the Sacrifice on the main drive.  Members of St Dunstans Scout, Cub and Beaver sections both made and laid their own wreaths and presented their colours.  Our thanks to everyone who attended.

Our thanks again to  Deacon David Fairbotham for his thoughtful words and Trumpeter Pete Haw for his magnificent rendition of the Last Post and Reveille.

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE 2025

This years REMEMBRANCE SERVICE will take place in Brandwood End Cemetery on

                                              Sunday 9th November at 10.45am

Deacon David Fairbotham will lead a short service. This will be followed by the laying of Wreaths by local Councillors, WM Police, Fire Service and other organisations, at the Cross of Sacrifice on the main drive and also at the WW1 memorial.

Nick Booth

Our hearts are heavy this afternoon as, with many other people, we pause to remember Nick Booth, who was a friend to FBEC from our inception. Nick passed away a few weeks ago in a tragic accident at home but will be remembered by many this afternoon at an event at Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens.

Nick worked with FBEC on the design of our web site and has remained, via his company Podnosh,  as the host of the site. He has been our ‘go to person’ for anything computer related and has held our hands through many technical panics over the years !

Not only was he a supporter but he was also a friend to many of us and we have shared many breakfasts and cups of coffee at less formal meetings in local cafes and tea rooms.

We will all miss you Nick. Your helpful advice and your ever ready smile.

‘V E 80’

The start of an in important week to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 but also to remember those that lost their lives, both military and civilian, during the course of the war. We hope to post some interesting stories of those in Brandwood End.

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Remembrance 2024

Todays Remembrance service was well attended with well over 150 people attending. The leaves quietly falling off the trees during the two minute silence in some way added to the atmosphere and the Buglers performance was top rate as usual.

Wreaths were laid by a number of organisations including the Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service and local Councillors.

If you follow this link you can find an album of photos taken by committee members.