It is with great sadness today that we say goodbye to the Site Foreman at Brandwood End, who has been redeployed to Quinton Cemetery. Aaron has been a great support to the Friends in all their activities over the last 13 years and enabled us to carry out many projects that have enhanced and improved …
Two large trees have been damaged by last nights storm. One Beech has been completely uprooted and one of the pines has lost a large branch. By some miracle, despite the branches falling in grave areas, it would appear little or no damage occurred to headstones.
Great to see contractors working again on the chapels today. They are making sure the window boards are secure and ‘pigeon’ proof, and then giving them a new coat of paint!
Eight supporters joined together to take part in a very productive litter pick in the cemetery yesterday. The ‘March’ litter pick always produces lots of wind blown litter and that proved to be the case this year with 20 bags being collected! Maybe it is the exceptional weather but everyone was amazed at the beautiful …
This is the final reminder that we will be holding our usual LITTER PICK tomorrow and everyone is welcome. This event is part of the annual event organised by Keep Britain Tidy, but we are holding it on our usual first weekend in March. Saturday 2nd March 10am-11.30am. All welcome. Stout footwear and gloves …
Such a beautiful display of Crocus bulbs now in flower. Shame they arn’t where we planted them as they have been subjected to ‘squirrel redeployment’ ! We are pretty sure he forgot where he hid them!
Great to see the scaffolding being removed after the installation of the new temporary chapel roof. Lets hope we can manage to get the area within the fencing tidied up a bit now…….hedges boxed back, grass cut….and yet again, shrubbery removed from the brickwork! We live in hope!
The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery are continually looking for people with a genuine interest in the cemetery to join our committee. Maybe the buildings interest you, or the wildlife, the trees or the history within its burials. Maybe its the resting place of members of your family or maybe you just enjoy the peaceful …
A very belated Christmas get together by some of our FBEC committee. Makes a change from ‘Agenda’ time……
Whilst tree planting this week we were reminded by a member of our Jewish Community that Monday is an especially tree related day in their faith. ‘The 15th of Shevat’ on the Jewish calendar—celebrated this year on Monday, January 21, 2019—is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Commonly known …