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.
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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.
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.
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.
Brandwood End Remembrance Service 2024, Sunday10th November at 10.45am
Those of you that follow our Facebook page or web site will know that each year in the run up to Remembrance Sunday you may see some of our nine pairs of ‘Poppy Cross Placers’.
We have nine pairs of volunteers that form part of our Poppy Cross Crew.
Each year, between them, they will visit every one of the 350+ War Graves scattered throughout the cemetery and place a Poppy Cross on each. It takes a lot of their time but they come back year after year to support this project organised by the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery.
The Friends would like to thank them for their help with this worthwhile and emotional project and our fingers are crossed for reasonable weather!
September was an unusually busy month for FBEC with the inclusion of two ‘main’ events for us. We have featured the unveiling of our new Memorial stone but we also had an Open Event for Heritage and were able to tell visitors the stories behind the names on the Memorial.
We were very pleased to welcome the new local Selly Oak MP and Minister for Veterans. Al Carns. He was very interested in the records showing the sites of bomb damage and relating to the deaths of those listed on the new Memorial.
Our thanks to all those interested people who called in to chat.
All our work came good today as Dr Carl Chinn unveiled our Memorial in the Civilian Garden of Remembrance. Now the names of those buried in this area can be read by visitors. We were also pleased to welcome Councillors John Cotton and David Barker as well as Brian Wright and Matt Felkin representing BARRA accompanied by 4 Standard Bearers. Several of our volunteers joined us, as well as representatives of local history groups and FBEC committee members.
The Memorial is now on view in The Civilian Garden of Remembrance and on Saturday the 14th we will be there to give visitors more information about the people whose names are displayed.
