Keep Britain Tidy are again heading up a anti litter campaign this year, so we have decided to dedicate our MARCH 4th LITTER PICK to this cause. Please come along and help us to keep the cemetery free of flower paper and blown litter following the recent storms. Meet at the Lodge on the main …
Adults- do you want a bit more detailed Hedgehog information?
FBEC have now enjoyed several family Hedgehog events, delivered on our behalf by Birmingham Park Ranger Service (Jan and Dean) and the Wildlife Trust (Emma). We are coming towards the end of this enormously enjoyable project that seems to have captured the imagination of local schools and residents. On Monday the 20th March from 7-8pm …
Final Family Hedgehog event !
Today was the final Family Hedgehog Event in Brandwood End Cemetery as part of our ‘Help for Hedgehogs’ Heritage Lottery funded project. We still have plenty of activities planned but they will be aimed mainly at adults, to encourage them to understand more about the decline of Hedgehogs and what they can do to improve …
Annual clearance of Ivy underway…..
Every year Friends of Brandwood End Committee turn out to try and keep the Ivy under control that takes over some of the most historic monuments in the cemetery. Following advice from the Conservation Officer and also the Wildlife Trust, who are working closely with us on our Hedgehog Project, we try and restrict our …
Half Term….and it’s Hedgehog Time again !
Schools out, so its about time we made sure our Brandwood End Hedgehogs have plenty of food when they finally emerge. Not too long to wait now!! Join us on Wednesday 22nd February at 10am for a couple of hours of making log piles and bug houses to ensure plenty of juicy food for our …
Tree husbandry underway!
Those of you that walk through or visit Brandwood End Cemetery will see some tree work happening in the next week or so. There will be some ‘crown lifting’ (taking off of lower branches) at various locations on the site and also the removal of some self set trees near the Diamond Woodland/yard fence. …
First snow of 2017 forecast for tomorrow…….
Lets hope we don’t see too much snow, but as this shot taken in the cemetery a couple of years ago shows……it can be extremely beautiful!!
Brandwood Forum Meeting
The first meeting of Brandwood Forum in 2017 takes place on January 18th at Monyhull Church 7-8.30pm. This is your chance to find out the issues that concern residents in Brandwood and meet local Councillors. https://brandwoodforum.co.uk/
New Year? New Resolution?
Not yet a Friend of Brandwood End Cemetery? We really do need you! Why not join the Friends, and even if you can’t get to help us out physically your membership fees really do help us make the Cemetery a better place. Why not start 2017 by supporting the Friends and become a Friend yourself? …
Welcome to 2017!
Happy New Year to all our followers. January is now well under way and FBEC are planning their events. February will see our next family ‘Hedgehog’ event during half term (22nd February) followed closely by our March Litter Pick.(4th March)