The weather may be improving but the pathways are still very slippery and dangerous in the cemetery so do take great care if you have to visit. We would suggest that you wait till the snow and cold weather has gone but we know that there are many people who visit regularly irrelevant of the …
Come and join our Grave Gardeners as they help to clear years of shrubbery shrouding graves. WE ARE A small friendly group who chat whilst WE work ,where you can do as much or as little as you want. Sunday January 18th ,Saturday February 21st .Saturday March 14th Meet by the Lodge on the main …
Who would have thought that these wonderful ‘trees’ would attract such a wave of love. Well done to Valerie for creating something that has obviously touched peoples hearts!
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 …
Despite the warning of bad weather we were joined by volunteers from AVOVE in an attempt to clear a large coppice area that was covering a number of graves. You can see the coppice that lies behind the volunteers and the outline of a number of graves hidden within the shrubbery. When the team arrived …
What a wonderful afternoon we had in Brandwood End as we were joined, for another Christmas Carol Service, by the Choir of St Albans R C Primary School. The rain stayed away and the temperature was just right to enable the choir to sing with gusto. We had some lovely traditional carols and some more …
Come along and join us in the Civilian Garden as we listen to the Choir of St Alban’s R C Primary school as they deliver a selection of Carols for Christmas . The venue will be signed in the cemetery. The Civilian Garden is near the Broad Land ‘walk in’ gate. Wednesday 10th December 2pm. …
Thank you to the15 supporters who turned out, in really horrid weather, to collect 17 bags of wind blown litter at our final Litter Pick of 2026. Thank you to the ‘Foster family’ (on the left) who were supporting their daughter in her volunteering journey with us for her Duke of Edinburgh award.
Mark Wednesday the 10th December at 2pm in your diary and come and enjoy the Choir from St Albans R C Primary as they sing Carols in the Civilian Garden area of Brandwood End Cemetery. The Civilian Garden is signed to the left off the main drive as you head towards the Broad Lane entrance …
Come and join the Friends at their last LITTER PICK of 2025. We will be meeting by the Lodge on the main drive at 10am this coming Sunday the 7th December and will be finishing at 11.30am We have the litter pickers and bags. All we need is the man power!