Memorial Recording – Exploring the Stories of Brandwood End Cemetery Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Summer Litter Pick date.
September’s Litter Pick is to be held on this coming Saturday, 4th September. Meet at the Lodge at 10am. This is the last litter pick before our Heritage week of events in mid months so we want to make sure that the cemetery looks spick and span. Remember stout footwear and gloves- we have the …
What a difference a day makes !!
Our thanks to the 7 volunteers who came along to help us get the flower bed weeds under control. Great work by Kerry, June, Julia, Kerry, Steve, Oscar and myself. We were all a little concerned that the grass appeared not to have been cut for some time, which is unusual for the grass cutting …
HELP!
Recent rain has caused the weeds/hedge and grass to get excessively out of control in the Civilian Garden at the Broad Lane end of the main drive. We really dont want this area to look a mess, especially as we will be on show later in September for Heritage Open Week .If we don’t attack …
BAT WALK
It’s time for our annual BAT WALK, in conjunction with Brum Bats and the Park Ranger Service. The decision has been made not to ask people to register, but people will be asked to distance and remain in their bubbles. All bat detectors will be sanitized and the event will be covid safe. The wearing …
Stone painters, nearly time to get them completed.
Just a reminder to anyone who volunteered to produce painted stones for our Heritage event on Sunday 19th September. Please can you make sure that they are with us by the 6th September, so we can decide where they will be placed along the route. Please contact us on friendsofbec@gmail.com and we will let you …
Photographic Bursary opportunity
We just spotted this opportunity to create new photographic art with the aid of a bursary (In the Birmingham Area). The whole project is tied into Parks and open spaces. If you are a budding photographer and would like to create something special locally, then follow this link for more information. This opportunity is being …
Did you e mail us about the Photographic Session?
We posted the announcement below and a number of you e mailed us at friendsofbec@gmail.com. I am afraid these e mails went into spam and were erased in error! Could you please e mail again. Thankyou. Spaces on this session are still available. In September, as part of our Heritage Event Week, we would …
First booking for Heritage event open.
Booking is now open for one of our September ‘Heritage Open’ Events. Caring for God’s Acre have been working on a project, with FBEC volunteers, to record the historic monuments and inscriptions in Brandwood End Cemetery. As part of Heritage Open week they are opening this experience up to the general public on the morning …
Photographic Sessions
In September, as part of our Heritage Event Week, we would like to offer a small number of our members the chance to gain a few tips on photographic composition and subject from a professional photographer. This will not be a technical session but a hands on chance to learn a few ways to improve …