Thank you to the 19 volunteers who helped remove 27 bags of ‘rubbish’ from the cemetery. Sadly lots of the rubbish consisted of windblown artificial flowers that had been swept far from their original graves by wind and squirrels. Our message is MAKE SURE ANY FLOWERS OR OFFERINGS ARE WELL SECURED. If you, or someone …
Our March Litter Pick takes places this Saturday the 5th March. As usual this March we are taking part in the national Great British Spring Clean event that is organised by Keep Britain Tidy. We will supply the pickers and bags, we just need your muscles ! Can we remind you that stout shoes are …
Birmingham is undertaking surveys at the moment to see what the public think of their dealings with BCC staff etc. Last week the Friends took part with our views on our organisations interactions with Bereavements Service Department. Watch media sites- as they are reaching out via various organisations.
Many of our followers and local residents were involved in our year long Hedgehog Project. Things are not looking too good for the Hedgehog ! According to a new State of Hedgehogs report, rural populations remain in decline but numbers are stabilising and even increasing in urban areas! We can all play our part in …
Oh how we wish we could secure the millions of funding that Key Hill and Warstone Lane cemeteries have, as it has enabled them to carry out so much practical work and also improve their digital presence. The ability to hire professionals to achieve results can be seen from their web site below. We would …
Fear not… Our benches in the Civilian Garden of Remembrance have not been stolen. They are heading off to be refurbished. Hopefully they will be back in a week or two.
Regular visitors to Brandwood End are aware that we have a large number of Commonwealth War Graves but for some unknown reason a small number are placed together in an area in Section 33. We have tried, as have Bereavement Services staff, to find the reason why these flyers have been buried together, when all …
On the 6th February 1952 Princess Elizabeth at the age of 25, became Queen on the death of her father King George VI. Her Coronation in Westminster Abbey took place the following year on 2nd June 1953. On 6th February 2022, Queen Elizabeth at the age of 95, will become the first British monarch to …
You may remember that FBEC were asking you all to place your blue tokens in the box marked FBEC when you made purchases at Becketts Farm Shop. Over the last few months the tokens have increased and we were pleased to go along today to accept a cheque from Becketts Farm for our share of …
Members of the Friends spent a fruitful morning with Councillor John Cotton (Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety, Equalities and Bereavement Services) and Paul Lankester (Interim Assistant Director Regulation and Enforcement). Alison Fumagalli and Dawn Harding (Bereavement Services) arranged the meeting and we were able to view the Chapel interiors and several other areas …