Today we were pleased to welcome five Deutsche Bank staff to the cemetery to continue the clearance of section B10 that their colleagues, and our Grave Gardeners, had begun this summer. Despite really heavy rain for half an hour they were able to clear an amazing amount of shrubbery and expose another …
Our special thank you goes to one of our Patrons, Dr Carl Chinn, who has stepped up to the plate and supported our events in the last few years. His enthusiasm is always infectious and we all enjoy his visits.
As many of you know, this is FBEC’s 20th year but we share our anniversary with another organisation. Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF) were also formed 20 years ago and have created a strong alliance for Friends groups in parks and open spaces in the City. They provide support in many areas from grant application …
Good morning all. You may think the Friends have been quiet in August as its our ‘event free’ month but behind the scenes our volunteers have been busy. We are moving ahead at speed with our Grave Recording project and our Grave Gardeners are continually uncovering War Graves. Preparations for our Poppy Placing project have …
Lest we forget.
We seem to have had a busy month doing lots of routine things in the cemetery. We have had our usual Grave Gardeners who come in every month and help clear graves. Sue and Ray, our Civilian Garden champions, are overjoyed as the Hedge has now been deemed free of nesting birds and brought back …
This Sunday 3rd August we will have a gardening session in the cemetery helping to clear graves and low level shrubbery. We meet at the Lodge on the main drive at 11am and work till 1pm (or for as long as you want.) Its a great chance to keep fit in the fresh air and …
Can we just remind followers and visitors to the cemetery that you may notice that the hedge surrounding the Civilian Garden looks ‘wild’ at this time of year. Under DEFRA regulations we are not allowed to cut it as it harbours small nesting birds at this time of year. Please be patient and early September …
The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery have joined with a number of local voluntary groups and businesses to work together to promote the Brandwood area as a whole. This includes promoting and supporting each others events and encouraging people to shop local and visit local attractions. The events listed below are all happening in the …
It was a really busy event at Dawberry Fields with dancers, singers, food stalls and lots of local visitors. Many of them have family buried in Brandwood End Cemetery and came to chat to us. We enjoyed meeting them all and thank them for their offers of help.