The main drive of the cemetery was a riot of colour today as Crocus flowers and Snowdrops vied for position in the sunshine. The Cemetery was looking good for Mothering Sunday and the constant stream of vehicles carrying relatives visiting their mother’s and grandmother’s graves were a testament to the amount of visitors that Brandwood …
Extra Special Litter Pick on Mothering Sunday
This Sunday, 6th March, the Friends of Brandwood End will be carrying out their usual quarterly litter pick, but you may have noticed that it falls during a special event weekend. This weekend is ‘Clean for the Queen‘ weekend when local residents are encouraged to work together to rid their area of litter. The Friends …
JOIN US FOR COFFEE AND CAKE AT OUR AGM
All members are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery which is to be held on Thursday 14th April at 10.30am till 11.30am in the Conference Room at St Dunstans Church, Kingsfield Rd, Birmingham B14 7JN. As you enter from the main gate in Kingsfield Road the Conference Room …
An area for rest and contemplation?
Look what we spotted in the Cemetery today! A lovely bench, provided adjacent to the Diamond Woodland that was planted with the Friends to commemorate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. This area is also available for the burial of ashes, by arrangement with Bereavement Services at Kings Norton Cemetery.
Could this mean Spring is on the way!
Beautiful day today in the Cemetery. Sunshine, snowdrops(mainly leaves!) and the Woodpecker hammering away. Everywhere you look the daffodils are blooming and blossom trees are in bud. Muntjac are calling…….maybe all a bit early in the year? Every few days one of our committee strolls (or drives) around the cemetery to see what has been …
Extra Special Litter Pick coming up!
Our next litter pick will be taking place on Sunday 6th March from 10am-12noon- meet at the Lodge on the Main Drive. This year we will be supporting a special drive to Keep Britain Tidy by registering this event with the ‘Clean for the Queen’ web site to encourage everyone to take care of their …
Welcome to 2016
A belated 2016 welcome to all our followers, from the Committee of The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery. Who knows what 2016 will hold for the cemetery and all those that visit? The good news is that we appear to have escaped relatively unscathed from the high winds that have battered the area and other …
Final 2015 Litter Pick Completed!
We were a small select crew that set out on the final litter pick of the year- just 4 of us, but we managed to collect 12 bags of litter before rain stopped play! The cemetery itself is always kept pretty litter free by the ground staff but there are always pockets of litter that …
A new tree in Diamond Woodland
On Saturday the 12th of December you will find members of the committee of the Friends planting a tree in the Diamond Woodland area opposite to the Lodge to commemorate their 10th year as a Friends organisation. Saturdays get together will be low key as we are having to meet early at 9.30 to carry …
Last minute reminder for tomorrows litter pick!
Tomorrow, Sunday 6th December, sees the last litter pick of 2015 in Brandwood End. Please come along and support us if you can. The windy weather means that there will be plenty of litter blowing about! Meet at the Lodge at 10am. Pickers etc will be provided but stout footwear and gloves are recommended.