The preparation for Heritage Open Week is occupying most of our time at the moment. Do please come along and enjoy some really interesting walks/talks. We would love to meet you at our ‘Meet the Friends’ event on Saturday 16th. I have included some information posters below.
It is getting close to our quarterly litter pick, which will fall on Saturday 2nd September. We provide the litter pickers and bags but we do need your manpower! Meet at the Lodge at 10am and we will be finished by 11.30pm. Why not join us and stroll around this beautiful 53 acre site, enjoying …
This year the Friends will be hosting several events at Brandwood End Cemetery. If you would like to reserve a place at any event or have any queries then please contact us by e mail on friendsofbec@gmail.com or phone 07811393259. All events are also listed on the National Heritage Open site and the Birmingham Heritage …
Thank you Lukas Large for such a pleasant and informative couple of hours in Brandwood End. Bits on Pollinators, but a strong breeze made it hard as most Pollinators had gone to ground ! We did spot a few – but with his usual breadth of knowledge Lukas jumped at the chance to highlight the …
The Friends and Bereavement staff have been given several versions of the dates this will happen and whether the road will close fully or just for the hours mentioned. This appears to be the most recent e mail ! This should not affect pedestrian access as it is road resurfacing.
In our last post we mentioned the large amount of rain we have had. I guess these Fungi are happy about that!
You may remember, not so long ago, Valley Contractors kindly donated and laid turf to tidy up the entrance to the lodge. Look at it now! The rain and meticulous watering by a couple of committee members have meant its now knitted in and thriving.
Final reminder for this event. Meet at the Lodge at 3pm sharp as we will then move off to another area of the site. All welcome, even if you haven’t booked. this event is geared for Adult and/or secondary school level.
It was great for members of the Friends to meet Chloe, Fran and Simon today in the cemetery. Its rare the team that manage Brandwood End get chance to leave Kings Norton and spend time discussing projects in Brandwood, as overseeing 5 cemeteries takes up most of their time. We were meeting them to discuss …
In 2021, as part of our Heritage Open Week, we ran a session that enabled members of the public with any sort of camera, from professional to phone, to join a group to learn more about photographic composition. It was well received and we thought you may like to have access to the group results …