Our thanks to the 7 volunteers who came along to help us get the flower bed weeds under control. Great work by Kerry, June, Julia, Kerry, Steve, Oscar and myself. We were all a little concerned that the grass appeared not to have been cut for some time, which is unusual for the grass cutting …
Recent rain has caused the weeds/hedge and grass to get excessively out of control in the Civilian Garden at the Broad Lane end of the main drive. We really dont want this area to look a mess, especially as we will be on show later in September for Heritage Open Week .If we don’t attack …
It’s time for our annual BAT WALK, in conjunction with Brum Bats and the Park Ranger Service. The decision has been made not to ask people to register, but people will be asked to distance and remain in their bubbles. All bat detectors will be sanitized and the event will be covid safe. The wearing …
Just a reminder to anyone who volunteered to produce painted stones for our Heritage event on Sunday 19th September. Please can you make sure that they are with us by the 6th September, so we can decide where they will be placed along the route. Please contact us on friendsofbec@gmail.com and we will let you …
We just spotted this opportunity to create new photographic art with the aid of a bursary (In the Birmingham Area). The whole project is tied into Parks and open spaces. If you are a budding photographer and would like to create something special locally, then follow this link for more information. This opportunity is being …
We posted the announcement below and a number of you e mailed us at friendsofbec@gmail.com. I am afraid these e mails went into spam and were erased in error! Could you please e mail again. Thankyou. Spaces on this session are still available. In September, as part of our Heritage Event Week, we would …
Booking is now open for one of our September ‘Heritage Open’ Events. Caring for God’s Acre have been working on a project, with FBEC volunteers, to record the historic monuments and inscriptions in Brandwood End Cemetery. As part of Heritage Open week they are opening this experience up to the general public on the morning …
In September, as part of our Heritage Event Week, we would like to offer a small number of our members the chance to gain a few tips on photographic composition and subject from a professional photographer. This will not be a technical session but a hands on chance to learn a few ways to improve …
Members of Brum Bats will be monitoring the Bat activity in Brandwood End Cemetery over the next week, as part of the Batlas Project (Bat atlas) -to create a bat activity map of Birmingham and the Black Country.
Good evening, The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery are pleased to confirm that we will holding a number of events in the cemetery during the Heritage Open event period in mid September. They will include A Bat Walk on the 1st September, A Historic Tree Walk on the afternoon of the 15th September, A chance …