The Friends and the cemetery have had a wonderful year with many more volunteers than in previous years, mainly working on our special 20th Anniversary Grave Revealing and Recording Project. Nearly every month in 2025 our volunteers contributed in excess of 120 hours between them, which is the equivalent to 3 full time additional ground …
Despite the warning of bad weather we were joined by volunteers from AVOVE in an attempt to clear a large coppice area that was covering a number of graves. You can see the coppice that lies behind the volunteers and the outline of a number of graves hidden within the shrubbery. When the team arrived …
What a wonderful afternoon we had in Brandwood End as we were joined, for another Christmas Carol Service, by the Choir of St Albans R C Primary School. The rain stayed away and the temperature was just right to enable the choir to sing with gusto. We had some lovely traditional carols and some more …
Come along and join us in the Civilian Garden as we listen to the Choir of St Alban’s R C Primary school as they deliver a selection of Carols for Christmas . The venue will be signed in the cemetery. The Civilian Garden is near the Broad Land ‘walk in’ gate. Wednesday 10th December 2pm. …
Thank you to the15 supporters who turned out, in really horrid weather, to collect 17 bags of wind blown litter at our final Litter Pick of 2026. Thank you to the ‘Foster family’ (on the left) who were supporting their daughter in her volunteering journey with us for her Duke of Edinburgh award.
Mark Wednesday the 10th December at 2pm in your diary and come and enjoy the Choir from St Albans R C Primary as they sing Carols in the Civilian Garden area of Brandwood End Cemetery. The Civilian Garden is signed to the left off the main drive as you head towards the Broad Lane entrance …
Come and join the Friends at their last LITTER PICK of 2025. We will be meeting by the Lodge on the main drive at 10am this coming Sunday the 7th December and will be finishing at 11.30am We have the litter pickers and bags. All we need is the man power!
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 …