Events
From litter picks and planting trees, to helping hedgehogs and recording memorials, our events are always fun, friendly and suitable for most ages! We also have a number of measured walks you can follow in various areas of the cemetery.
Become a Friend!
Friends of Brandwood Cemetery is run purely by unpaid volunteers and we welcome your help! Whether you have family laid to rest here, you are a concerned local resident or are interested in conservation, we need you!
About the Cemetery
On 13 April 1899 George Tallis, Chairman of the Cemetery Committee, opened Brandwood End Cemetery.
Latest News
Volunteer hours
September 9, 202532 volunteers completed 171 hours in the cemetery in August. Several volunteers visited more than once and worked on various projects. Our heartfelt thanks for all their support. Read more
The ‘Howells’ work on…….
September 9, 2025Ray and Sue Howell are Friends of the cemetery and work mainly in the Civilian Garden. This week Ray took to tidying the top of the hedge, which had already grown since the BCC Maintenance Team reduced its height! Sue was equally busy trying to tidy up access to the… Read more
Chapel view improved.
September 9, 2025What a difference a ‘cut hedge’ can make. Next time you are in the cemetery have a look at the area inside the Chapel Fence. The hedge had become well out of control but the Grounds Maintenance team, who cut the grass, pitched in and now it is neat and… Read more
Heritage Open
September 9, 2025It’s Heritage Open again. Due to odd cancellations we have a few spaces on ‘Bathe in Nature’ walk 10.30am on the 17th and a few on Josie’s additional 1.30pm walk and talk on ‘The Symbolism of Angels’. Please e mail us on friendsofbec@gmail.com If you would like to join either.… Read more
Small but perfect!
September 9, 2025Our Litter Picking group was small today but between them they collected 12+ bags of litter. Well done to the team. Read more
Litter Pick up and coming.
September 2, 2025We are holding our quarterly LITTER PICK on this coming Saturday the 6th September. On a fine day there is nothing nicer than strolling around the cemetery and listening to the birds singing and spotting the wild life. Meet at the Lodge at 10am. We have the litter pickers and… Read more