Armed Forces Day
Today is a chance to value the work our Armed Forces do. Fighting and peace keeping, emergency aid and pushing back the frontiers of medical science. Remember as well that many of those engaged in all of the above are Reservists. Above is a photograph of 202 Field Hospital members on one of their annual …
Civilian War Dead
We have over 120 civilians buried in Brandwood End who lost their lives in bombing raids. The incident below highlights just one such raid.
Shout out for help at Jasmin Fields.
Jasmin Fields Nature reserve lies just across Broad Lane from the Cemetery and we try and support each other when we can. The Chinnbrook runs through their site and along with wetland comes Himalayan Balsam- a pretty but invasive plant. This Sunday the 19th June at 2pm there will be a work party to help …
Nesting birds are our first concern.
Its the time of year when our Civilian Garden hedge starts to look a lot like no one cares for it ! We do care for this very successful Hawthorn hedge and normally it is kept trim, but during nesting season every year DEFRA outlaw the cutting of hedges that may disturb nesting birds. Our …
Commonwealth War Grave area progresses.
Those of you that follow our posts will know that several months ago the Commonwealth War Graves Commission re laid new turf in a small War Grave area adjacent to the main drive. This area is home to 8 of our 352 War Graves. Why these 8 are here together no one seems to know. …
Heritage Forum meeting.
The Friends are members of the Heritage Forum and often our meetings are at member organisation sites. Today we met at New Hall Mill in Sutton Coldfield. Their volunteers made us all very welcome and we were treated to a private tour of this amazing site. Watch out for their open days as it is …
So sad to see Alan go !
Alan Holmes – Brandwood End Cemetery Operative FBEC only ever had to ask ….. whether it was – tidying the inside of the chapels July 2019 and Sept 20219 so we could finally go inside, clearing holly from special graves for us Oct 2019 or jet washing the Lodge railings May 2022 for us for …
Stirchley baths..
Well not exactly. We had a great welcome at Stirchley History Group as we gave a talk in the former ‘baths’ building…. Now a community hub. We look forward to seeing everyone again, maybe at one of our events.
!00 years of the Poppy
5 June 1922 – 5 June 2022 Over 100 years the Poppy has evolved but remains an enduring symbol of Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future. Red poppies have been worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community since the formation of The Poppy Factory in 1922. The Charity was founded …