Our first Fairy Ring ! Last year we had some huge rings around the cemetery so keep your eyes peeled and please post photos on our facebook site, or e mail them to us to display on our web page.
Autumn approaches.
Sunflowers bloom in Brandwood End.
Today, in the cemetery, we stumbled across two people quietly tending a grave that was overshadowed by a group of fantastically tall Sunflowers. It appears these seeds were left over from some planted, and tended with loving care, in the ladies garden yet the grave side ones had far outgrown the others!!
September Litter Pick
Forward notice that on Saturday September 5th we will be holding our litter pick in the cemetery. Meet 10am at the Lodge till 11.30am. In these strange Covid times we will be operating in a ‘safe environment’, so we ask that you bring your own ‘litter pick’, if you have one. The Friends can provide …
Bank Holiday Opening Times
Brandwood End will be open from 10am till 5pm- Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. This information has been taken from the BCC site below. https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/452/brandwood_end_cemetery
Cemetery opening hours
We are still being asked about cemetery access hours. Can we refer everyone to the Birmingham City Council site, where you should find the latest information. This may be subject to change at short notice. https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/brandwood-end-cemetery
How about a Civilian Garden ‘blast from the past’?
It’s nice, now and then, to look back at previous events. In our early days the Friends had a photo album with flickr.com. This is a link to our 2007 opening of the Civilian Garden. Sadly, many of the people featured are no longer with us. Thankfully, allowing for several renovations and re modelling, the …
Remembering VJ Day
The 75th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) will be recognised on 15 August 2020 commemorating the final end of the Second World War. This anniversary is rarely ‘celebrated’ publicly as widely as VE Day but it was, never the less, just as important for many reasons. https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/vjday/ On August 6th, at 8.15 a.m. …
Attempted break in to Chapel buildings.
The Friends noticed that one of the doors of the chapels had been damaged, so contacted Bereavement staff who dashed out to check! Sure enough, someone had tried to gain access but failed. They had also attempted to steal the lightening conductor off the steeple!! What next? How glad are we that no lead has …
A joint anniversary
On Monday 20th July, the Friends held a small event to place a summer wreath at the Cross of Sacrifice to mark 90 years since its inauguration, and also 15 years of work by the Friends. The opening photograph shows our founding Chairman, Anne Courbet, alongside our existing Chairman, Julia Griffin- social distancing of course! …
Thanks to all our supporters.
Can we take a moment, in this special year, to welcome everyone who views our web site and visits the cemetery. Please spread the word. Interest in the cemetery has swelled of late and we are so pleased to be able to share our love of this amazing cemetery with others. Can we remind you …