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August 24, 2025

Passing the ‘baton’ from Park to Park.

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As many of you know, this is FBEC’s 20th year but we share our anniversary with another organisation.  Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF) were also formed 20 years ago and have created a strong alliance for Friends groups in parks and open spaces in the City. They provide support in many areas from grant application …

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by Jane Edwards
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August 24, 2025

Busy behind the scenes.

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Good morning all. You may think the Friends have been quiet in August as its our ‘event free’ month but behind the scenes our volunteers have been busy. We are moving ahead at speed with our Grave Recording project and our Grave Gardeners are continually uncovering War Graves. Preparations for our Poppy Placing project have …

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by Jane Edwards
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August 15, 2025

V J DAY

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Lest we forget. 

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by Jane Edwards
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July 31, 2025

A busy July in the cemetery.

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We seem to have had a busy month doing lots of routine things in the cemetery. We have had our usual Grave Gardeners who come in every month and help clear graves. Sue and Ray, our Civilian Garden champions, are overjoyed as the Hedge has now been deemed free of nesting birds and brought back …

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by Jane Edwards
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July 4, 2025

Come and join our Grave Gardening crew.

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This Sunday 3rd August we will have a gardening session in the cemetery helping to clear graves and low level shrubbery. We meet at the Lodge on the main drive at 11am and work till 1pm (or for as long as you want.) Its a great chance to keep fit in the fresh air and …

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by Jane Edwards
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July 4, 2025

Civilian Garden Hedge

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Can we just remind followers and visitors to the cemetery that you may notice that the hedge surrounding the Civilian Garden looks ‘wild’ at this time of year. Under DEFRA regulations we are not allowed to cut it as it harbours small nesting birds at this time of year. Please be patient and early September …

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by Jane Edwards
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June 26, 2025

Brandwood Buzz

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The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery have joined with a number of local voluntary groups and businesses to work together to promote the Brandwood area as a whole. This includes promoting and supporting each others events and encouraging people to shop local and visit local attractions. The events listed below are all happening in the …

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by Jane Edwards
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June 26, 2025

Thank you to those that came to chat!

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It was a really busy event at Dawberry Fields with dancers, singers, food stalls and lots of local visitors. Many of them have family buried in Brandwood End Cemetery and came to chat to us. We enjoyed meeting them all and thank them for their offers of help.                               

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by Jane Edwards
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June 20, 2025

Dawberry Fields Festival 2025

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The Friends will be at Dawberry Fields Park for their festival event this Saturday the 21st June. Why not come along and see what we have been doing in the cemetery lately? We will be there from 12 noon till 4pm.

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by Jane Edwards
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June 20, 2025

Mad dogs and Deutsche Bank Staff go out in the midday sun!!

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It certainly was hot, hot, hot when a team of Deutsche Bank staff came into Brandwood End Cemetery to help us clear shrubbery from headstones and tidy up the front of Section 10……again! Some of this area was cleared about 6 years ago by 202 Army Reserves but I am afraid it was mostly back. …

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