Our thanks to the Ground Staff from Bereavement Service Dept at BCC who, finding they had more Geraniums than they needed, deployed them in a ‘new area’ adjacent to the old lodge garden.Keep an eye out to your right as you enter, almost opposite the entrance to their workshop area. Beautiful ! If you are …
Preparing for RHS visit !
As I am sure we have mentioned before, The Friends have been accepted as entrants into Heart of England in Bloom and will get a judges visit towards the end of this month. Whilst we are not able to affect much of the horticulture or upkeep of the cemetery we feel sure that Bereavement Service …
We will Remember them.
Today we are remembering all those soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Somme, especially those that gave their lives that first day for their country. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Appeal for Community help!!
Great news…..FBEC have been accepted as entrants into the ‘RHS Heart of England in Bloom’ in the Cemetery category but we could do with some practical help before judging , towards the end of July, just to make sure we make a good impression. We have at least one wooden bench in our Civilian Garden …
Work on the Civilian Garden of Remembrance
FBEC have been lucky enough to receive a donation from one of our members that has enabled us to revitalise the Civilian Garden of Remembrance in the Cemetery. Our main concern was that the beds had become over full and hard to maintain and that the quality of the soil needed improvement. The work was …
New AGM Time and Venue a success!!
Our thanks to St Dunstans RC Church in Kings Heath for allowing us to use their lovely new Conference Room for our morning AGM. The change of time to a morning, and the venue to somewhere easily accessible, not only resulted in an small increase in numbers but in some new faces (Including 2 local …
Coffee Morning and Annual AGM
Annual AGM Those of you with an interest in Brandwood End Cemetery are cordially invited to a ‘Coffee and Cake’ morning to be held in the conference room of St Dunstans Church, Kingsfield Rd, Kings Heath. (Opposite All Saints Village Square) on the morning of Thursday 14th April at 10.30am. We will be …
Spring in our Civilian Garden
On a visit to the Civilian Garden of Remembrance in Brandwod End today we noticed these beautifully delicate Narcissi. They truly brighten the space!
Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery pay us a visit!
It was lovely to meet some of the newly formed ‘Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery’ as they paid a visit to Brandwood End. They were amazed at the size and the beauty of the tree lined avenues and monuments. FBEC have been in contact with West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust as they were seeking …
‘Clean for the Queen’ litter pick in March 2016
Glorious sunshine helped our ‘Clean for the Queen’ litter pick in Brandwood End today. A dozen volunteer and the local Ranger dodged the heavy traffic in the Cemetery today to collect 32 bags of litter! Most of the collected rubbish consisted of flower papers and we would like to appeal to visitors again to remove …