Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Genocide in Bosnia. The theme for 2020 is ‘Stand Together’. Today there is increasing division in communities across the UK and the world. Now more than ever, we …
Well, here we are….2020 ! Can we wish all our followers, supporters and members a very Happy New Year. 2019 has seen lots of steps forward for the Friends, especially in relation to the Chapels. It is to be hoped that we can maintain the momentum and bring these beautiful buildings back to the notice …
It was a pleasure to meet the Revd Tom Merry and his sister in Brandwood End today as they searched for family graves. Both had travelled from Gloucestershire and Worcestershire respectively and had spent an interesting morning investigating burial records to help locate several graves. They were both surprised to see the prominence of the …
I just came across the photograph below, taken at the time of a ‘podcast’, and thought our longer serving members may like to be reminded of the stalwart support that the Friends received from two of our founder members, Anne Courbet and Barrie Simpson. Sadly, Barrie is no longer with us but even though Anne …
Lovely to see this ‘wishes’ tree at Kings Norton cemetery in aid of ‘Matt’s Mission’, a local registered charity founded in 2011 and dedicated to granting wishes to children with life threatening illnesses, recovering from a life threatening illness, have a severe disability, and also offering siblings support and counselling. The tree is a ‘self …
This Web site and our Facebook page always receive so many interesting and positive stories and comments about Brandwood End Cemetery. We are so excited to realise that many other people are as fascinated by the varied interesting aspects of the cemetery as we are. A special thank you to Gary Staples and Andrew Thornton …
Today, despite the cold, the Friends and several volunteers managed to collect what will be the last litter collection of 2019. Well done to everyone and thank you to all those who have turned out to help the Friends, and the City, keep Brandwood End litter free. Just a few lovely late Autumn photographs below…….
For those of you who have an interest in trees, these are the latest editions to the cemetery……. 10 standards: 2 x Malus baccata ‘Street Parade’ (crab apple) 2 x Quercus palustris (Pin oak) 2 x Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon (Sweet gum) 2 x Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree) 2 x Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry) Look them …
Year 6 pupils from St Albans R C Primary took part in a fantastic tree plant in the Cemetery today and despite the rain….a good time was enjoyed by all. Our thanks to Birmingham Trees for Life for organising this planting event, to replace some of the aged ‘Poplars’ felled recently. Birmingham Trees for Life …
On Sunday 1st December we will be holding our last litter pick of 2019. Please come along and support us. We have the litter pickers and the bags- we just need the volunteers. Meet at the Lodge on the main drive at 10am. Remember you will need stout footwear !