We were pleased to welcome yet another Team of volunteers from Deutsche Bank to Brandwood End this week to help with our ongoing project to make every grave in the cemetery accessible. Many of the older graves have been lost for some years under Ivy, Holly or in some cases self set trees. The Friends, …
Todays Remembrance service was well attended with well over 150 people attending. The leaves quietly falling off the trees during the two minute silence in some way added to the atmosphere and the Buglers performance was top rate as usual. Wreaths were laid by a number of organisations including the Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service …
It is with great sadness that we report the death of our long serving Patron Dr. Julian Litten. Dr Litten had been involved with the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery since our inception 20 years ago next summer. He kept in touch with our activities and regularly suggested funding streams and ideas to help us …
Our last Grave Gardening Session for 2024 will be on the 14th December starting at 11am and running till 12.30pm Meet by the Lodge on the main drive near the entrance. Please try to arrive on time as we will be moving to another area on this 53 acre site and may be …
Our thanks to the eleven Volunteers who turned up this morning to help clear even more shrubbery, but this time we spent some time specifically cutting back the end of Section 41, which was encroaching on graves. Follow this link to get a flavour of their morning.
We will be hosting this months Grave Gardeners in the cemetery on this Saturday, the 9th November at 11am for a couple of hours. Why not come along and enjoy the fresh air whilst helping to keep Brandwood End Cemetery looking at its best. We have the tools and gardening gloves but you are welcome …
Dr Carl Chinn produced an article carried in the Birmingham Mail on Wednesday 23rd October. He has been kind enough to allow us to reproduce it below. It follows him unveiling our new Memorial stone in the Civilian Garden area. Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery Memorial Blitz Victims Birmingham’s people and their industries were …
