The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery, like many other groups in Birmingham, have been short listed as an organisation to receive a share of £25,000 from the Birmingham Post and Mail 2013 WISH Campaign. To get our hands on our share of this fund we need YOU to collect the tokens that will appear in the Birmingham …
We need your help!
The Friends carry out litter picks through the year and we really need volunteers to help to keep the Cemetery tidy for family and visitors. You don’t have to be a member just willing to help out for 90 minutes. Litter pickers and bags are provided! Please put the date in your diary and come …
New Event: Bat Walk through Brandwood End Cemetery, 19th September
Many people enjoyed the bat walk that was led locally by Brum Bats in 2011. They attempted the event in 2012 only to have it rained off, like so many others last year. Brum Bats and the Ranger Service are hoping the weather will be kinder this year and have set a new date. …
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress visit Jasmin Fields
Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery joined other members of New Vision at an ‘Explore Jasmin Fields’ event last Saturday. A similar event last summer was completely drowned out so we were dismayed when we started to set up in rain and wind! The wind was so strong that one or our gazebos briefly became a …
Hedge gets first serious cut!
Those of you that follow this blog will know that just over a year ago pupils from St Albans Catholic Primary School joined Friends and volunteers to replace an ailing hedge around the Civilian Garden of Remembrance with a new hawthorn hedge.This peaceful area had been abandoned for many years until The Friends, with lottery …
Safety measures completed.
Some time ago we reported the concern of members that the exit from the Broad Lane gate of the cemetery was potentially dangerous as there was no pavement and you stepped into fast moving traffic. FBEC arranged with local Councillors to have the road marked outside both the public and the Jewish gates, to warn …
Local community activity event -17 August
The Friends of Jasmin Fields Nature Reserve, supported by New Vision, are holding a local event to encourage residents to become members of local Friends Groups and support their community. The event will run from 11am till 1pm on Saturday the 17th August on the main field area of Jasmin Fields, which can be accessed …
Local school children enjoy the cemetery trees!
Before the end of the summer term, pupils from Woodthorpe Junior and Infant school joined members of the Friends to investigate our ‘Tree Walk’ as part of their ECO week. The pupils, accompanied by members of staff, collected leaves and cones and did leaf and bark rubbings. The school hopes to be working with us …
Is your membership up to date?
Following the resignation of my mother Anne Courbet both as Chairman and Membership Secretary I am delighted to have taken on the role of Membership Secretary. Jane Edwards, a long standing Committee Member and Secretary, is our new Chairman and we are very lucky to have her as her efforts to improve the Cemetery are …
Brightening up the Lodge
Parks staff were busily planting geraniums around the perimeter of the Lodge to brighten up the beds. Along with every gardener they are finding that all their bedding plants are late this year but hopefully they will create a splash of colour in the next few weeks.