SUMMER IS A’COMIN AND THE HOURS ARE GETTING LONG………. Monday and Wednesday 8:30am to 7pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 3pm to 7pm Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm
NEW OPENING HOURS for Brandwood End
27th January Holocaust Memorial Day.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2021 is Be the light in the darkness. It encourages everyone to reflect on the depths humanity can sink to, but also the ways individuals and communities resisted that darkness to ‘be the light’ before, during and after genocide.
New fencing completed.
Pleased to see that the new fencing to the rear of the lodge is completed and looking good. The idea was to avoid reinstalling larch lap panels, that the wind soon damages, and deter people from walking through the lodge garden to the rear burial section- but maintain an open aspect. I think you will …
Sunshine and snow in the cemetery today..
A beautiful sunny day in Brandwood End, made even more picturesque by an unexpected fall of snow. Far too many photographs to view here, so view more in our Google Album.
Sudden snowfall brings photo opportunities..
Such a shame we couldn’t take any photos in the cemetery tonight after the sudden snow storm but here is the next best thing! These few photos were taken, by a local resident, around the adjacent Brandwood Pool site. (Thank you Melany) Maybe we will get some more snow tomorrow during cemetery opening hours?
Just around the corner…..
I thought you might like to follow this link to some lovely February 2018 photographs. Not long to go! Spring is round the corner
Public Grave Areas.
Just a brief reminder that the areas of grassland/lawn on both sides of the main drive are Public Grave Areas and therefore hold a large numbers of graves. You will note the ‘boulder signage’ carries plot numbers.
January 2021
If we haven’t said it already, a Happy New Year to all our members and those that follow our web site. The good news is that the lack of weed growth in the Winter has made the cemetery look really well groomed. The issues that we had with invasive ‘Mares tail’ growth appears to …
New fencing
We are so pleased to see the new fencing at the rear of the Lodge. The original fence was made of larch lap panels and was often the target of heavy winds and rot ! This fence is more durable and less intrusive. It should last for many years. Maybe we could entreat them to …
More information on testing of headstones .
Took my daily exercise in the cemetery today and thought I would take a few photos of the extent of graves failing a stress test. These stones are in danger of toppling under minor pressure, so have been marked with blue tape and staked, to allow time for next of kin to have them correctly …