Schools out, so its about time we made sure our Brandwood End Hedgehogs have plenty of food when they finally emerge. Not too long to wait now!!
Join us on Wednesday 22nd February at 10am for a couple of hours of making log piles and bug houses to ensure plenty of juicy food for our prickly friends!
(Unless you are over 16 I am afraid you will have to bring an adult!)
Meet at the Lodge on the main drive of Brandwood End Cemetery 10am.
The first meeting of Brandwood Forum in 2017 takes place on January 18th at Monyhull Church 7-8.30pm.
This is your chance to find out the issues that concern residents in Brandwood and meet local Councillors.
Christmas is coming and we are sure some of our supporters will be buying items via the internet. If you are going to buy from Amazon please consider going via this FBEC web site. If you click on ‘Amazon’ on the top right of our Blog page we receive a small sum for every purchase you make. It costs you nothing.
Please consider supporting the Friends by this method at any time of the year, but especially in the run up to Christmas.
Many of you follow our web site or will have visited events at Brandwood End Cemetery recently- whether they were to do with Hedgehog preservation, WW1 Grave walks, tree walks, litter picks, celebrating our RHS award or Remembrance last weekend. Can we appeal to you to consider if you could spare a couple of hours a month to become a member of our committee, who are the driving force behind these activities which happen in the cemetery. Fresh members bring fresh ideas!
If you are not a ‘committee’ person you can always come along and see what happens at our meetings before making a decision. Please consider ‘joining’ the Friends (for a very small membership fee) to receive our twice yearly newsletters and be part of our driving force to encourage Birmingham City Council to join us in a Heritage Lottery bid, to provide a future for our magnificent chapels.
Perhaps you are more of a practical person? We need help keeping our Civilian Garden and its hedges in order, making bird or bat boxes, keeping notice boards up to date, leading litter picks…..so much to do and at the moment….so few people ! You can help all of the time or as and when. Its up to you-
Please contact us via this web site or our facebook page or, of course, you can e mail for more info on- friendsofbec@gmail.com
Whether you are a planner, a campaigner, a ‘doer’ or an ideas person…..we need you! We can offer history, environment and community based projects. From trees to heritage, hedgehogs to gardening, war graves to bats.
Even if you just help by following us and sharing our posts on facebook or the web site, we need your support.
Our thanks to all of those who support our events, follow our web page and facebook page and make us feel all our work is worthwhile. Jane Edwards (Chairman FBEC)
You may recall that a few weeks ago we highlighted the strange shallow grave like areas that had appeared on the main drive. Enquiries to Bereavement Services explained that they were for ‘Ashes Burials’. A few weeks on, here they are complete. If you wish to enquire about a plot please contact Bereavement Service staff at Kings Norton Cemetery. 0121 303 5583
Committee members were working hard today in the Civilian Garden of Remembrance to make sure it will be looking at its best for its official unveiling after the recent revamp. Lets hope the weather prevails for tomorrows event!
Final reminder that we will be holding a family event to launch the above Heritage Lottery funded project this Saturday between 2-4pm in the Cemetery. Join Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust and the Park Rangers in Hedgehog related activities.
Can we remind you that if you are looking for information, whilst in the cemetery, you can always consult our notice boards which stand close to both entrances. They carry dates of regular litter picks, annual events and contact information.
Today we are remembering all those soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Somme, especially those that gave their lives that first day for their country.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Our thanks to St Dunstans RC Church in Kings Heath for allowing us to use their lovely new Conference Room for our morning AGM. The change of time to a morning, and the venue to somewhere easily accessible, not only resulted in an small increase in numbers but in some new faces (Including 2 local Councillors) and fresh ideas. Thank you all for your input, which is valued by FBEC as a fresh view always challenges existing thoughts.
We have to say that the cakes went down very well! Our thanks to the bakers of the Rai family!!
