Today, 19th November 1940 was an awful day for many civilians in Birmingham as there was a devastating WW2 bombing raid. During a recent project, to discover those often in unmarked graves, the Friends have added close to 50 names and grave sites to their Poppy Placing project. Many of them were whole families lost …
We are so pleased to be welcoming St Albans pupils back again to the cemetery for a short burst of Christmas Carols. This will be their 3rd visit and we hope this tradition continues for years to come! Please come and support the choir on December 10th at 2pm in the Civilian Garden area, near …
Twelve Deutsche Bank staff and four FBEC volunteers worked all day to clear several large areas of established self set trees and shrubs on one of the sections in the cemetery. It’s a slow process but we are making headway in the cemetery. It is a little like the Forth Road Bridge as we are …
Deutsche Bank volunteers join FBEC members in a 2 minutes silence at the Cross of Sacrifice today before continuing with their grave clearance task.
The rain stayed away but the public came. Over 180 members of the public and representatives of the City Council, West Midlands Police, the Heritage Fire Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, 202 (multirole) Regiment and many other organisations laid wreaths at the Cross of the Sacrifice on the main drive. Members of St Dunstans Scout, …
Reminder to our lovely team of gardeners. the next Grave Gardening Session is this Saturday the 8th November .Meet at the lodge at 11am. Why not join us for some chat and a workout?
A small team of Nat West staff made a huge impression on two areas where graves have been hidden for years. Well done to them as they achieved a lot in their day with us. Lets look forward to their next visit.
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 …
CWGC have recently installed two headstones in Birmingham for previously non-commemorated First World War casualties. Sadly, there was no response to the appeal for relatives to come forward. Signalman Scrivens at Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Private Bentley at Birmingham (Brandwood End) Cemetery. Private Bentley will now be included in the Poppy Cross for every Grave …
The Friends would like to give a shout out to our volunteers that have done the usual seasonal oiling of our benches in the Civilian Garden area on the main drive. Can we also highlight the grass in that area, which is box cut and keeps this burial area looking amazing- as you can see …